Netanyahu and Kennedy
I’m guessing that you have heard about this. You may have seen it, but it bears watching again, so let’s. So, I can hear your questions. Would Netanyahu lie for Israel? Undoubtedly, but like this and...
View ArticleThis Year, in Jerusalem
And so, the world changes a bit more. 70 years to the day, after the United States recognized the State of Israel, the first in the world to do so, when it declared its independence, the United...
View ArticleThugs Gonna Thug
President Trump early Thursday welcomed three Americans who had been held captive by North Korea.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Heh! Well, we all know David Brooks from way back, don’t we? He’s...
View ArticleChoosing Freedom or Terrorism
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R), France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L), Germany Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (C), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Britain’s...
View ArticleThrough a Glass Darkly
One of the most reliably astute observers of the world is Victor Davis Hanson, one of those rare people known by their initials: VDH, nearly universally. But even he varies some in the quality of his...
View ArticleTrumping the UN, and Cutting Our Own Throats
If you haven’t seen President Trump’s excellent speech at the UN, here it is. There are quite a few highlights, but the only one I’ll put here is this: We cannot allow the world’s leading sponsor of...
View ArticleLessons from History; Some Things Never Change
This is one of those weeks that we think about absent friends when one gets to my age, a fair number are waiting on the other bank, but not all. Many things keep us from being with those we wish to be...
View ArticleSacrifices
Zadkiel was said to be the Angel who prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son, Isaac. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) From Genesis 22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham,...
View ArticleOne Little Word, and Passover
We going to start this post with one of Jessica’s articles. She speaks here of how Christ chose to send the news of His resurrection by Mary Magdalene, whose testimony would have borne no weight at all...
View ArticleRandom Observations
Jurassic Park notwithstanding, watch this fascinating story of an extinct plant brought back. This is flippin’ brilliant! The Scrummy people are at it again. Their imagination is amazing. You could...
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