[NOTE: Both are more threatened in this country now than ever before in my lifetime, due to a frontal assault from the left which controls the media and educational system as well as the federal government. The following is a … Continue reading →
In a post from last Friday, I wrote on the attitude of many people about the Palestine/Israel conflict and the prospects for peace. The people I’m describing are not the rabid, vicious demonstrators who chant “from the river to the … Continue reading →
I recently read this essay by Jay Neugeboren about growing up in a very large family with 35 first cousins. Neugeboren is somewhat older than I am, and so the era he describes was earlier but not all that much … Continue reading →
Yesterday one of my Democrat friends told me she was worried that Trump had now openly praised Hitler and the Nazis. Initially I didn’t know what she was talking about, but it didn’t take more than a moment to find … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I wrote this post on international law back in 2006. I think it’s time for a re-post (slightly edited). And please note the 2006 event that sparked the post. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.] The International … Continue reading →
Not a good sign. Germany has downgraded possession of child porn to a misdemeanor: German lawmakers justified their action by arguing that decriminalization gave “necessary flexibility” to deal with the “large proportion of juvenile offenders,” and would also protect parents … Continue reading →
I did this walk recently. Tiring, but spectacular:
Continue reading →There are so many answers: leftism, Jew-hatred, neo-Marxism, ignorance of history, and plenty more. But in this post I want to focus on one part of the answer, which can be summed up in this way: the alternative is too … Continue reading →
With the assistance of Shin Bet, the IDF has found the bodies of three more October 7 victims and brought them back to Israel. They’ve been dead all that time, a situation I discussed previously in this post titled “The … Continue reading →
I highlight this not because of Maher, who doesn’t especially interest me. I think the clip is worth watching because of what it says about the way we get information and form our opinions these days. Maher isn’t exactly on … Continue reading →
Some people there do, anyway. There was an overflow crowd for Trump’s rally yesterday: Former President Donald Trump promised Thursday evening to “make New York City great again” during a raucous rally in the South Bronx, his first major campaign … Continue reading →