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Jan 17, 2019, 11:19 AM

Wearing Jewface: The Aftermath and Beyond

My recent blog post at Times of Israel, Wearing Jewface: The Far-Left’s New Tactic, has generated a lot of discussion on Facebook, Twitter, even a Reddit thread. It's a much needed discussion. I've received a lot of very thoughtful...

Sheldon Kirshner

Jan 15, 2019, 6:32 PM

U.S. Congressman Steve King Rightly Condemned

Steve King, a nine-term Republican congressman from Iowa, should have known better than to conflate Western civilization with white supremacy. In a recent interview with The New York Times, he put his foot in his mouth when he said, "White nationalist,...

Jan 15, 2019, 6:31 PM

Make America Great? Fix some exceptional problems

(Photo by Dan Perry)

Well into young adulthood in the United States I could find no quibble with the idea that we lived in the best place on Earth. America had saved my family from Nazis and communists and furnished me with top...

Menachem Creditor

Jan 14, 2019, 11:47 PM

To the Left and to the Right: Two Truths for Jews

Contamination of the Left by extremists (ab)using the term 'intersectionality' to estrange and attack Jews under cover of political Anti-Zionism. Contamination of the Right by extremists using the term "globalists" to isolate and attack Jews under cover of economic...

Andy Blumenthal

Jan 10, 2019, 2:28 AM

Government Shutdown or Middle East Peace

(Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

It is day 19 of this p-r-o-l-o-n-g-e-d Federal Government Shutdown. Not working and having plenty of time on my hands today, I am debating which is actually easier to solve--the government shutdown or peace in the Middle East. These issues...

Raymond M. Berger

Jan 9, 2019, 6:06 AM

Rashida Tlaib is a Fraud

She presents herself as a brave fighter for justice, while turning a blind eye to the horrific injustices in her own identity group. January 3, 2019 was a day of celebration for Rashida Tlaib. Tlaib, a woman, was one of the first...

Jan 6, 2019, 2:46 AM

Israel’s wall and what the US could learn from it

(photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

With the government shutdown still underway, President Trump is standing his ground on the importance of building the border wall. While many top Democrats claim that the wall is an unnecessary expense in terms of border security, Israel has...

Stephen Horenstein

Jan 3, 2019, 9:58 PM

The mouse has roared. Now what?

After this era of bravura and blast, what will we do? What kind of leaders can best lead us out of the onslaught of verbiage and pomp? How will we ever recover from the slew of lies and daily...

Jan 3, 2019, 4:25 PM

Daniel Krauthammer Remembers Dad And Shares Stories Of His Jewish Roots

I recently had the pleasure to interview Daniel Krauthammer, the 33-year-old son and only child of the late journalist and commentator, Charles Krauthammer. Their last project together was a brand new book, touching on everything Krauthammer loved. This included...

Stephen Horenstein

Jan 2, 2019, 6:33 PM

Lexicon of Political Invective

We are now heading for that time when televisions and radios will scream out with familiar rants and rhymes of political advertisements. With that will come the typical clichés we have become so accustomed to during election seasons. Yesterday...

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