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Groveling to the Muslim Brotherhood
It is profoundly disconcerting to read media reports of the competition between the US and Western governments to curry favor with the...
I Dreamed A Dream
I recently wondered about the reality of dreams as I have woken up three times recently, a few short minutes before dawn in a literal jolt- we're talking heart pulsing, hair raising, body sweating with...
Hard Earned Success (the Best Kosher Wines of 2011)
As the Gregorian calendar came to an end, we were all blanketed by the media in all its iterations with multiple lists of the "best of" or "top 10" of any and everything under the...
U.S. May Release Senior Taliban Terrorists
The Obama administration is considering releasing five top Taliban jihadists from custody at Guantanamo Bay in hopes of negotiating a peace agreement with the Afghan terrorist movement. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said...
“Zero Interest in Ever Visiting Israel”
I sat down to read the New York Times Travel section, which this week featured...
It’s Time to Get Serious About Cyberwarfare
Something very disturbing happened to one of the most security conscious countries in ...
Why Israel Needs the Death Penalty
An Israeli court this week sentenced the second Arab terrorist guilty of murdering...
With Responsibility to Its Core, Zionism Births A People
Daniel Gordis spoke to a Manhattan audience at the Park Avenue Synagogue January 10. He...
Dr. Jerry Coyne: The Nutty Professor
This is not an easy time for Dr. Jerry Coyne, our favorite atheistic...
Groveling to the Muslim Brotherhood
It is profoundly disconcerting to read media reports of the competition between the US and Western governments to curry favor with the Muslim...
I Dreamed A Dream
I recently wondered about the reality of dreams as I have woken up three times recently, a few short minutes before dawn in a literal...
Hard Earned Success (the Best Kosher Wines of 2011)
As the Gregorian calendar came to an end, we were all blanketed by the media in all its iterations with multiple lists of the "best...
U.S. May Release Senior Taliban Terrorists
The Obama administration is considering releasing five top Taliban jihadists from custody at Guantanamo Bay in hopes of negotiating a peace agreement with the...
“Zero Interest in Ever Visiting Israel”
I sat down to read the New York Times Travel section, which this week featured a major piece on Jerusalem. By the second paragraph, I...
It’s Time to Get Serious About Cyberwarfare
Something very disturbing happened to one of the most security conscious countries in the world recently. Something that reveals the profound vulnerability of...
Why Israel Needs the Death Penalty
An Israeli court this week sentenced the second Arab terrorist guilty of murdering five members of the Fogel family in the town of...
With Responsibility to Its Core, Zionism Births A People
Daniel Gordis spoke to a Manhattan audience at the Park Avenue Synagogue January 10. He challenged, raised concerns, frightened, opened eyes and brought a...
Dr. Jerry Coyne: The Nutty Professor
This is not an easy time for Dr. Jerry Coyne, our favorite atheistic biologist at the University of Chicago. First: Some very bad...
Never Again Means Act, Not Watch
As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, I have heard references to the term "Never Again" for as many years as I can remember - and...
An Open Letter on the ‘Kosher Jesus’ Tussle
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and his new book 'Kosher Jesus' recently came under attack by Chicago Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf. Rabbi Wolf called for Rabbi...
Robert D. Kaplan’s Intellectual Arrogance and Moral Blindness
It is an open trade secret among intellectual anti-Semites that, when they find themselves in a bit of a pickle because of some small indiscretion...
Faye Flam: Atheist Writer Who is Long on Graciousness, Long on Civility….Short on Reason, Short on Scientific Realities
Faye Flam is an accomplished writer and journalist whose weekly column Planet of the Apes (which "explores the topic of evolution"), appears in the...
Humor Me – Michelle Obama and the Chief of Staff
In the intense discussion at Saturday night's dinner the Obama case was cause celebre. The humor was interesting... In a speech to students President Obama said he was...
