American Jewry and Israel

The relationship between American Jews and the state of Israel is very complex and forever evolving. This posting, which started in July 2014, originated during the Obama presidency when many leftist American Jews started to openly place the priorities of

Is it Time to Ban “Assault Knives”?

The plans for controlling violence always seem to focus on “gun control”.  Meanwhile, many crimes around the world are actually committed with other common devices that are repurposed as weapons, such as automobiles and knives.  This cumulative posting, which began

A Ceasefire in Chicago

I came across this article about 45 people being shot in Chicago over the most recent weekend.  My first thought was: Are the aldermen going to get together to insist upon a permanent ceasefire with all the local gangs in

Still Too Many “Journalists”

Update Evidently, I’m not the only one who shares this view of Scientific American.  An article in City Journal entitled “Unscientific American” goes into great detail about this slip into the left wing “Matrix”: For progressives, admitting that any problem—racism,

The Leftist and Moslem Perspective

Update A recent commentary at the American Thinker web site explains the modern American Marxist: The Marxists in America, recognizing that the traditional class conflict argument would not work in the United States, instead promoted one simplistic tenet– the world