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Controversy aside, ‘Green Book’ is a film worth seeing
July 25, 2019
by Heather Robinson
From Fox News
Despite this week’s controversy swirling around the personal lives of some of its creators, “Green Book” remains among the year’s best films, and worth seeing for its essential message.
Last Sunday the film took...
Dem Debate #2: Brainy Buttigieg Prediction Bears Out
June 28, 2019
Yesterday I speculated as to whether President Trump felt any of the Democratic 2020 hopefuls was a threat, and noted that the only one he’s nicknamed – aside from frontrunners “Sleepy Joe” Biden and Bernie “Nutty...
Dem Debate #1: Who Will Next be Nicknamed?
June 27, 2019
Last night was the first Democratic Primary debate, and both Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii – pictured above) and Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) made strong showings, while Beto O’Rourke petered out. Personally, I thought Tim Ryan...
Can Bibi Hold On?
May 30, 2019
There’s an old Jewish adage about how you can ask two Jews for their views on something and get ten opinions. It could be said that Israel’s system of Parliamentary government reflects this truth.
Israeli Prime Minister...
Why Religious Movies Like ‘Breakthrough’ Are Attracting Non-Believers
May 19, 2019
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
In the movie “Breakthrough,” a Midwestern Christian mother, played with uncanny realism by Chrissy Metz of NBC’s prime-time hit “This is Us,” relentlessly prods doctors to save her son, even after...
Booker, Gillibrand Defy Progressive Group’s Call to Boycott AIPAC
March 30, 2019
by Heather Robinson
From The Allgemeiner
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) defied progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org’s call for Democratic presidential candidates to boycott the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC,...
Stand Up for Powerless Women: Advocates for Sex Trafficking Victims Are Few and Far Between
March 9, 2019
by Heather Robinson
March 8 is United Nations-designated International Women’s Day, which has roots in the fight for better and safer working conditions in the U.S. This year, many global corporations are marking the...
Child Abuse by the Anti-Bullying Hard Left
January 28, 2019
by Heather Robinson
I’ve debated whether or not to write about the brouhaha between the Covington boys and the Native American elder and the black Israelites, and the subsequent media frenzy. But if I don’t write something, I will be as disgusted with...
David Rosner, 53, Marine, Writer, and Comic, Rest in Peace
December 27, 2018
by Heather Robinson
Just heard the tragic news that my old friend, David Rosner, USMC, died suddenly in Washington DC earlier this month. Dave, who had recently been working at the Pentagon, was a Marine Corp veteran who served as an intelligence officer...
Why Hollywood Just Can’t Get It Right When It Comes to Women
December 27, 2018
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Two-thousand and eighteen was the year of the female avenger in popular culture. In a year bookended by Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes exhortation for greater representation of female stories and the death of...