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I used to be a competitive athlete. Therefore, I can well imagine how demoralizing and discouraging it would be to have only a handful of people show up to watch the biggest events of one’s career. After all, when I competed, the cheers of the crowds were often more gratifying than any medal I won.… Read more.
‘Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of ten days of repentance and self examination, during which God sits in personal judgment on every individual. The blowing of the ram’s horn (shofar) in the synagogue is a reminder of Abraham’s sacrifice of a ram instead of his son, Isaac. Apples dipped in honey are eaten in the… Read more.
The truth cartoonists lampoon will survive. But you will help democracy die/autocracy thrive if you fail to speak up for them. (“Michael de Adder Is the Latest Cartoonist Fired for ‘Lambasting’ Trump,” The iPINIONS Journal, July 2, 2019) Case in point, words cannot convey the truth behind the looming impeachment of President Trump any better… Read more.
Social networks are running trials in several countries to see what effect “hiding likes” will have on users. Some users opening their Instagram apps will notice a difference in the popular social media site. The number of likes, typically displayed under users’ posts will no longer be visible. … A 2017 study by the Royal… Read more.
Conventional wisdom says that impeaching President Trump will not only cause Democrats to lose control of the House of Representatives but guarantee his reelection to the White House to boot. But Trump himself has demonstrated time and time again that it makes no sense to apply conventional wisdom to his presidency. Indeed, “unprecedented” is the… Read more.
Developing nations (still) harbor illusions about China enabling them to emulate its economic success. But the record shows that, through its “debt-trap” diplomacy, China is merely ensnaring those nations into mercantile servitude. That’s why the following smacks of begging for voluntary vassalage: House Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday recommended to a People’s Republic of China delegation… Read more.
“Historic floods” are the new normal. Surely this is now self-evident. The weakening remnants of Imelda will make their way Friday into northern Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana as misery lingers in Houston, even as floodwaters start to recede. Flooding on Thursday left some Houston neighborhoods swimming in several feet of water, forcing authorities to perform… Read more.
And that’s so befitting his cartoonish presidency. Every year thousands of Americans die from gun shootings. There were a record-setting 97 at schools last year and, as The New York Times reports today, “This summer alone, 26 mass shootings left 126 people dead.” Yet President Trump is leading a GOP crusade to block Congress from… Read more.
After every natural disaster, companies make quite a show of donating all kinds of supplies for relief efforts. But, conspicuously, gas companies invariably fail to participate in this outpouring of charity. This is why I argued in my September 11 commentary (under sub-heading “Free Gas”) that political leaders should have executive authority to require gas… Read more.
Here in part is how I begged you to donate to relief efforts in “Hurricane Dorian Devastates My Bahamaland…,” September 2, 2019: ____________________ The reason this weblog is ad-free (and “Like”-free) is that I don’t want my opinions tainted in any way by money-grubbing motivations, which determine content on virtually every other site. This is… Read more.
