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On December 8, 2024, Bashar-al-Assad fled Damascus for Moscow.  His ouster from the Syria he had ruled for 24 years, succeeding his dad who had ruled for the preceding 30, was ironically but predictably the result of Israel’s response to October 7, 2023, and the...

This post must begin with a quotation from HL 98, posted during the early Spring 2020 primary season: “Biden is a melting ice cube.  Those of us who have closely watched as time ravaged the once sharp or even brilliant minds of loved ones and colleagues, recognize...

In her most recent press powered self-promotion, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launched headlines that included her name, in the L.A. Times, New Republic, Newsweek, Business Insider, MSNBC News, Fast Company, the New York Post, The Hill, HuffPost, Buzz Feed,...

Blame and credit for the outcome of last week’s Presidential election are being copiously assigned, with numerous villains and heroes, human and issue, variously ranked foremost or among the most consequential.  For example, “it was the economy stupid” or “Harris...

Christians frequently speak and write about the “Antichrist.”  They are describing people who are the antithesis of Jesus and what he taught.  But also a separate being who is in opposition and a pretender to their Jewish savior.  Jews, ourselves, don’t have one...

The Harris populist promises are no taxes on tips, $25,000 for first-time home buyers and a federal ban on price-gouging.  Yes, if she is elected, these populist promises will have helped.  But if she wins, no they are not bloody likely to be enacted during her...