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Dec 12, 2020, 5:44 PM

SCOTUS sends tough love message to state legislators in the USA

The US Supreme court recently rejected a Texas lawsuit against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Texas alleged that election irregularities occurred in the Defendant States which allowed an unfair electoral advantage (the Defendant States had loosened their voting rules...

Nov 5, 2020, 5:54 AM

Trump on Pace to Lose by One Electoral Vote: What that says about America

No matter how the US election resolves, there is something to be said about its culture in light of the electoral college right now. Biden appears to have taken the "rust-belt" (Michigan and Wisconsin) and is well on the...

Aug 16, 2018, 12:36 AM

A Paradigm of Conditioning Between Israel and Hamas

On the surface it can be said that Israel is positively reinforcing Hamas' good behavior by relaxing its restrictions. After all, Hamas has offered Israel "calm." But B. F. Skinner, that old pigeon torturer, reminds us that reinforcements are...

Aug 4, 2018, 9:06 AM

A Burnt Offering to the Jews

I'm a bit of a bird lover. There was a time I fed many of them on my little place in rural California. But after a few months, one of my neighbors didn't like a certain breed that I'd...

Aug 22, 2014, 12:07 AM

Bibi: Dumb it Down

Mr. Netanyahu, the last press conference was not good. And because it was given in English, it made it all the more unsettling, since more people throughout the world could view it and unfortunately come to the conclusion that...

Aug 18, 2014, 8:20 AM

The Hostage War

I think a new name for this Israeli-Gaza conflict should be considered to provide more insight into the perplexity of why a superior power such as Israel should find its hands tied in making any real inroads to a...

Aug 9, 2014, 8:19 AM

Livni’s Diplomatic Offensive

Justice Minister Tzipi Livini of Israel's Hatnua party has put forth a diplomatic strategy that appears subtle and precise. It does something with Hamas that people may or may not immediately get. Many who have been understandably enraged by Hamas...

Aug 7, 2014, 8:30 AM

Palestinian Rights Obscure Hamas Tactics

The world is finding out that when a "human rights cause" is strong enough, the "ends justify the means." Nowhere is this more dramatically displayed than in the current Gaza conflict. Israel's humble beginnings and its historical "underdog status" continues to...

Aug 3, 2014, 6:21 AM

The Chosen People

Let me start by saying that every death in this war has made me more and more ill. I go to sleep thinking about it, and I wake up thinking about it. The conflict is six thousand miles away...

Aug 2, 2014, 3:22 PM

A Taste of Sovereignty

History shows us that Israel has never been a long standing sovereign nation. It has had tastes, but it has never endured for very long. It's a painful truth, but let us acknowledge it. Perhaps we can learn from...

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About Me

Victor Salkowitz is a retired Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years experience in prisons, child welfare, and adult mental health agencies. He received his B.A. in Psychology from UC Davis and an MSW from UC Berkeley, becoming licensed in 1991.