I apologized today to a dear friend for, as he put it, “scratching an itch” when the topic of the Iran–Hamas war came up. I got more strident than I intended and talked more than I listened. To be fair, he asked the question—but I responded too loudly, too verbosely. I’ve made the same mistake … Continue reading Strident?…Working On It..

Note: The publication of this rant was put on hold due to COVID. Please also note that my editor did not have input on this. I had the opportunity to see the Nova exhibit yesterday.  To refresh your memory, the Nova festival was music festival/wave held in the Israeli desert near the border of Gaza.  … Continue reading The Nova Exhibit

What is happening at USC, Columbia, Yale, Ohio State and many other Colleges and Universities regarding the Israel/Hamas war has exceeded the bounds of reason and civil behavior.   This is now civil disobedience perpetrated by the so-called “pro-Palestinian” anti-Israel protesters (which is what they call themselves despite the reality that many are simply pro-Hamas). Do … Continue reading Protest and Civil Disobedience

Why Would You Say That?  Or Believe That? Imagine the conniption fit we as a nation would have if the Prime Minister of the UK, France, or Germany were to call for a candidate for President of the United States to drop out of the race. Well, as much as I like Chuck Schumer, that’s … Continue reading Why Would You Say That? Or Believe that?

The progressive left’s hypocrisy over “free speech” hit a new high with Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) (and the rest of the Squad) call for the firing of CNN’s Scott Jennings because he called Ilhan Omar (D-MN) “a public relations agent for Hamas.” The far-left progressive position that Jennings’ comments were anti-Muslim and Islamophobic received vocal support … Continue reading Hypocrisy