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Easily Manipulated People
October 21, 2015
With the recent news from Israel, I can’t help but think about how easily manipulated some Palestinians are. And they’re not the only ones.
Most Palestinians are indoctrinated from childhood to hate Israelis and all Jews,...
Ben Carson Point Was on Target
October 12, 2015
Last week, according to The New York Times, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson suggested the Holocaust would have been “greatly diminished if German Jews had been armed with guns.”
Actually, after watching the tape...
South Sudanese Women’s Plea to Sudan’s Leaders: Stop the Violence
October 5, 2015
When the Elephant Fights, the Grass is the One That Suffers: South Sudanese Women Plead for Leaders to Stop the Carnage
Last Saturday Riek Machar, South Sudan’s former vice president, addressed a group of South Sudanese-Americans at...
Rubio strikes back
September 25, 2015
In the aftermath of the second Republican debate last Wednesday, Carly Fiorina and and Ben Carson have gained ground in the polls, while Donald Trump has fallen a bit. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have also gained ground, though less...
It’s Too Easy Being Single in New York
September 11, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Is fall a good time to focus on finding the right life partner in New York City?
Do the shortening days and hint of crispness in the evening air, with the whiff of upcoming holidays, make some singles —...
Against the Will of the People
September 11, 2015
It looks as if President Obama, and the Democrats he has pressured into going along with it, are likely to override the will of the American people and push through Congress a deal with the Iranian regime, arguably this country’s worst...
Will Lindsey Graham and Jeb Bush Put The Donald in his Place?
September 1, 2015
Today brings the news that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has finally taken a swing back at Donald Trump for the various insults Trump has thrown his way, including referring to him as “low energy.” Bush shot back this week with a...
Activist Returns From Addis in Wake of Obama’s Visit
August 19, 2015
by Heather Robinson
From The Huffington Post
Sudanese-American human rights activist Simon Deng traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on August 11th to be a “voice of peace” as Southern Sudanese leaders faced President Obama’s August 17th...
Can Anything Tender Survive on Tinder?
August 18, 2015
There’s a very good new piece in September’s Vanity Fair magazine about the collision of “hookup culture” with dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Happn, and how this technological explosion is affecting...
The Real War on Women
August 16, 2015
by Heather Robinson
Terrible and distressing information has emerged about the fate of aid worker Kayla Mueller, an American woman who was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS after she went there to help provide humanitarian aid, and who died in February of this...