INTERFERENCE. Regarding the reports that the United States continues to actively discourage Israel from engaging with Syria, it’s worth re-reading this Jo-Ann Mort piece from late July, “The Roadblock to Damascus.” The roadblock in question was, of course, the United States.

–Sam Rosenfeld

Sam Rosenfeld, a former web editor for the Prospect, is visiting assistant professor of government at Wesleyan University, beginning in September.