From The New Yorker on X: Israel’s ban on Palestinian workers has left families hungry and parents unable to pay for their children’s school fees. Still, the ban is being justified in the name of security, and shows no signs … Continue reading →
I was waiting to hear from Rubio on this. Ignore the silly clickbait title: Rubio’s attitude and the tenor of his message contrasts at least somewhat with that of Vance. Rubio seems more realistic to me in terms of what … Continue reading →
I’m not planning to write anything lengthy on the Iran talks until something definitive happens. If it ever does. For example, this sort of back-and-forth dueling narratives has happened over and over, and has happened again: The U.S.-Iran summit in … Continue reading →
I’m not going to write much about Iran today. My opinions haven’t changed substantially, and I don’t trust much of the analysis coming out. I certainly plan to say a lot more over time, but right now I just don’t … Continue reading →
The idea of fighting a war while keeping clean hands is a tempting one. The wars of the 20th century, particularly the Second World War, involved such massive casualties that neither we, nor other Western nations, want to pay such … Continue reading →
Here are some statements, for what they’re worth: President Donald Trump dismissed “false” media claims that the U.S. will be party to a $300 billion fund for Iran, as leaked versions of the initial agreement allege that the regime will … Continue reading →
I continue to be disheartened as news like this comes out. I try to wait for the actual unveiling on Friday – and even after that, to see how it plays out in reality, which is the most important thing … Continue reading →
You can read all about it – supposedly. The most common point of view is that the Iran Deal which Trump has negotiated is the worst thing ever. Some say no, it’s not; it’s okay although not fabulous. Trump himself … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote this about rumors of a deal with Iran close to completion. There were five points involved, and I remarked: It’s a nice wishlist, but I’ll believe it when I see it. And then what? If a Democrat … Continue reading →
If you can make sense of this, please be my guest. Don’t ask anyone to agree with you, though. I’ve got my theories about this back-and-forth behavior, and have stated them. But that doesn’t mean I’m correct either. But here … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the eighty-second anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
I haven’t written about Iran for the past few days for a very simple reason: the news is unreliable. I’m not just talking about the MSM, which is almost reflexively consistently unreliable on a host of things. I’m talking about … Continue reading →