One of the biggest problems we have in politics today is that a large part of the political spectrum accepts fantasy as the basis for policy.

There was a story of a big rabbi who was invited to give a talk at a synagogue. He arrived on time and prepared his speech. He noticed that there was not a soul in the place. He checked his watch and invitation, and he was at the right place at the right time. He thought about what to do. He decided to give his speech anyway. He spoke for an hour in his animated fashion, as if he were speaking before the hundreds he expected. When he finished, he heard a voice from the balcony: “Nice job, rabbi! Great speech!” There apparently had been one guy sleeping up there and he woke up to hear the lecture.

After nearly every article I send to Townhall, I think that one should be the last. I have addressed various topics from science to religion to Israel and modern American politics—and the Bears. There are others who write better and there are certainly others who have much bigger followings or are far more well-known. Then just as I plan to hang up my keyboard, someone will exhort me to keep writing. We’re in a battle between good and evil and the future of the US and the world. Everyone has to contribute, so maybe my continued scribbles here on this site will help to make this world a tad better. I have my detractors, but not one of them has shown a falsehood in my writing. Those who have pointed out my mistakes, I thank, and I generally ask the staff to correct errors as soon as possible. Those who say that Bauer is a liar or that Bauer is always wrong, bring the receipts or otherwise hang up another picture of Tucker Carlson.

My wife recently saw a program on “mashtapim”, which in Hebrew means Arabs who work with Israel to enhance her security. The interviews involved Palestinian Authority (PA) Arabs who have helped Israeli security services to either........

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