Category: Politics

A great observation from Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal: “The USSR could derive considerable military advantage from the establishment of Soviet medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in Cuba, or from the establishment of a submarine base there. .

Perhaps you missed this recent news from the Associated Press about Moslems killing 40 women in Iraq for “wearing the wrong clothing”: Religious vigilantes have killed at least 40 women this year in the southern Iraqi city of Basra because

Son Leonard forwarded this link to me on “Why Do People Hate the Jews?”

The famed author, Shelby Steele, had an interesting commentary in the Wall Street Journal about the authority needed to properly wage war.  In the eyes of many around the world, and many Americans as well, we lack the moral authority

If this were not so intimidating it would almost be humorous… According to a recent article in the Associated Press, Thousands of Sudanese Moslems demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to

I happened to be reading the Torah (also known to many as the “Old Testament” of the Bible) and came across the prescribed punishments for crimes such as murder.   I don’t subscribe to the principle that the Bible is divine guidance,

There are numerous commentaries about the lack of logic associated with Israel trying to make peace with Moslem countries, such as Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc.  However, I think that the headline in a recent Reuters story sums it up best:

An interesting article from United Press International on the likely outcome of nuclear war in the Middle East…

Perhaps you saw the recent New York Crimes Times article that  notes that the early episodes of Sesame Street are not suitable for children.  According to a warning on the DVDs, “Sesame Street: Old School” is adults-only: “These early ‘Sesame

My brother Ronn sent me an email about the new movie covering the life of Jimmy Carter (no, it’s not a remake of the movie “Psycho”).   This movie represents Jimbo as some sort of saint, similar to that movie the depicted