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My running commentary on events: local, national, and international. Areas of special interest include Israel, Iraq, and dissidents in the Muslim world.

Let’s Give Our New President-to-be a Chance, and Hope That Yes He Can

November 5, 2008

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If there’s one thing that makes me optimistic about our new President-elect, it is this: clearly Barack Obama is no loser.

The first black President of the Harvard Law Review, his rise to national prominence has been swift: three terms in...

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Those on the Front Lines Prefer McCain — and Here’s Why

November 3, 2008

From Jewish World Review

by HEATHER ROBINSON

With days to go till the election, it would be wise for patriotic and pro-Israel American voters to keep in mind that Americans-in-Israel prefer John McCain to Barack Obama by a margin of three-to-one. Israelis, too, would rather see McCain...

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Those on the Front Lines Prefer McCain – and Here’s Why

October 31, 2008

With days to go till the election, it would be wise for patriotic and pro-Israel American voters to keep in mind that Americans-in-Israel prefer John McCain to Barack Obama by a margin of three-to-one. Israelis, too, would rather see McCain...

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Fox News’s Sean Hannity Mentions JWR’s Reward Offer! Mac Finally Takes His Own Advice!

October 30, 2008

Kudos to the brilliant and intrepid Binyamin Jolkovsky, editor of Jewishworldreview.com and politicalmavens.com (two sites to which I proudly contribute) for offering a reward to whoever can produce a legitimate copy of the videotape the Los Angeles...

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Why Sarah Palin Ought to be a Feminist Heroine

October 27, 2008

An interesting element of liberals’ and the mainstream media’s reactions to Sarah Palin is the way they attack her for the very things–such as balancing a high-powered career and her obligations as a mother, daughter, and...

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Geert Wilders Screens “Fitna” and Exposes the Problem of Radical Islam in Europe Today

October 18, 2008

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Last Friday I attended a talk organized by the Legal Project of Daniel Pipes’ Middle East Forum. The speaker was Geert Wilders, the Dutch Parliamentarian known for his controversial statements about Islam and Muslim immigrants to...

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Reconsidering Jesse Jackson’s Words Regarding Obama and Israel

October 17, 2008

Rereading Amir Taheri’s interview of Jesse Jackson that ran in Tuesday’s New York Post, I realize I may have fallen into a trap.

Yesterday I noted here on my blog that, while Jackson is not an official spokesperson for the Obama campaign, his...

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Patriotic Americans, Supporters of Israel, and of Peace Through Strength Should Not Kid Ourselves That Obama’s Brand of Change Will Be Good

October 15, 2008

Granted, Jesse Jackson is not an official spokesman for the Obama campaign. But I don’t hear Obama repudiating the alarming statements Jackson has made in recent days concerning Barack Obama’s plans for U.S. foreign policy generally,...

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Anyone Can Be Moral, Even Under the Worst of Circumstances

October 15, 2008

From The New York Daily News

by HEATHER ROBINSON

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When his children were small, they would ask Roman Kent to tell them stories about his boyhood.

A Holocaust survivor, Kent told them happy stories about his family – his brother, two sisters, himself and their parents – before...

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The “Let Me Have a Little Peace” Phenomenon

October 8, 2008

After tonight’s Presidential debate I called up my friend Thinking Man to get his take. Thinking Man is my E.F. Hutton, and given his extremely prescient advice to me in June, I am more inclined than ever to listen.

He didn’t make any...

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