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The Second Coming of Rex Tillerson

The Second Coming of Rex Tillerson
yesterday 6

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Alan Joseph Bauer

A Different Approach in Gaza

A Different Approach in Gaza
previous day 6

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Use Leverage in Gaza

Use Leverage in Gaza
thursday 2

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American Power

American Power
22.01.2025 6

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When the Terrorists Who Tried to Kills Us Go Free

When the Terrorists Who Tried to Kills Us Go Free
19.01.2025 4

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Has the West Given Up on Winning?

Has the West Given Up on Winning?
18.01.2025 20

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We Don't Understand Them and That Has Implications

We Don't Understand Them and That Has Implications
17.01.2025 6

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How to Win and Lose a War at the Same Time

How to Win and Lose a War at the Same Time
16.01.2025 5

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And the Winner Is...Hamas

And the Winner Is...Hamas
15.01.2025 9

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The West Has Lost Its Confidence

The West Has Lost Its Confidence
14.01.2025 6

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What If?

What If?
13.01.2025 7

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The Enemy of My Enemy Is Still My Enemy

The Enemy of My Enemy Is Still My Enemy
12.01.2025 10

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How the Left Will Be Remembered

How the Left Will Be Remembered
11.01.2025 10

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There Is No Substitute for Strong Leadership

There Is No Substitute for Strong Leadership
10.01.2025 8

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The Trump Earthquake

The Trump Earthquake
09.01.2025 4

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When the Mask Falls

When the Mask Falls

The last months of the Biden administration tell us exactly who these people are. And they are awful. My high school north of Chicago twice had the...

08.01.2025 3

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Hubris

The major trait that links those who have acted to destroy American society is hubris. When I went off to college, I was not religiously observant....

07.01.2025 30

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Farewell Britannia

Farewell Britannia

The UK has offered its daughters on the altar of multiculturalism. It has sealed its own demise. There is an interesting conversation between God...

06.01.2025 20

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You Can't Catch What You're Not Looking For

You Can't Catch What You're Not Looking For

The FBI reacts to terror attacks like the guy who jumps into the market after the stock prices have already gone up. When I was growing up and...

03.01.2025 10

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Celebrating Mediocrity

The death of one of the worst modern presidents shows that we don’t need a very high bar to give praise. Jimmy Carter has died. If his life was a...

01.01.2025 10

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The Right Always Ends Up As Charlie Brown

While the left always gets what it wants, those on the right find themselves more often than not politically jilted. One thing you have to credit...

30.12.2024 2

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We Can Never Know How Evil These People Were

As those whom the media have protected may finally be exposed for their actions, we might start to get a glimpse of how evil certain people have...

28.12.2024 60

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Da Bears and the Donald

In 1986, the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl. They have not won one since. There are lessons here for the new Republican coalition. The Bears this...

27.12.2024 10

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Israel Is Not Interested In Victory With Gaza

Under threat from Donald Trump to put the Gaza War in the rearview mirror, Israel is not aiming for a complete victory over Hamas. The Palestinian...

23.12.2024 7

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What Happens When the Law No Longer Works?

Western legal systems seem ill-prepared for an age of mass illegal immigration and international terrorism. Two things I miss from my days at...

22.12.2024 10

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The Founding Fathers Were Geniuses

The Founding Fathers of the United States left behind a blueprint for a successful Republic for hundreds of years forward. The U.S. is rapidly...

21.12.2024 20

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The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Jew-disdaining right is still there. Like many of my age, I grew up watching Hogan’s Heroes. All of the German officers were played by Jews,...

20.12.2024 5

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Drone on

The drone story gives a detailed look at what is wrong in today’s society. I don’t pretend to know what is going on with the drones flying over...

19.12.2024 5

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After the Gaza War Ends, It Will Continue in the West

Western liberals have used the Gaza war as a cudgel against Jews and Israel. That state of affairs will not soon change. When we grew up, my...

17.12.2024 6

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Donuts

We may be living through a Chanukah-level miracle in the Middle East. Growing up in Wilmette, Illinois, Chanukah meant lighting candles on the...

16.12.2024 6

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The Left Can Only Lie

All of the left’s positions are built on lies. They have nothing else to support their deranged agenda. A strange thing happened last week. After...

15.12.2024 30

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Government Is Not the Solution

As Donald Trump returns to the White House and DOGE is set loose, the baseline assumption must be that in nearly all spheres of human life,...

13.12.2024 7

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Whither Syria?

The recent extraordinary events in Syria beg the question: where is this country going from here? There is a lot of garbage to be found online....

12.12.2024 10

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Can We Fix Our Defective Universities?

However terrible American universities are, they are still needed in a highly technical society. Is there any possibility of reforming them? Every...

11.12.2024 20

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When the Left Cannot Succeed, Its Joy Comes From the Failure and Harm of Others

The unhinged response of some on the left to the assassination of a healthcare executive gives an insight into the moral decline of the left. Many...

10.12.2024 4

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A Pain In the Assad

No Assad is ruling from Damascus for the first time in over fifty years. What does it mean? When I came to Israel over 30 years ago on a US...

09.12.2024 3

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One Story That Says It All

Sometimes a single story or anecdote can give a broader insight into a subject of interest. I received a video from a friend. The narrator tells of...

07.12.2024 2

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There Is One Man the Trump Administration Needs to Help Tame the Bureaucratic State

Mike Benz is probably one of very few people who understand how the U.S. government actually works. I have been very fortunate to be around bright...

05.12.2024 50

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Republicans Still Don't Get It

While Democrats run for power, Republicans still think that government is about running a country. In one episode of ESPN’s The Last Dance, one...

04.12.2024 20

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Why Do Conservative Politicians Move Left?

There is a noticeable trend in Western countries in which ostensibly right-leaning politicians go full lefty. Why? Moshe “Bogie” Yaalon is not a...

03.12.2024 4

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Biden Unburdened

Joe Biden has acted without restraint during his last two months in office, and Israel has suffered as a result of his Rambo behavior. Joe Biden is...

01.12.2024 50

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Brains Ain't Everything

It does not matter how smart one may be, he will never get over his ideological bent if he has one. There is something I call “The Transitive...

29.11.2024 10

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And Stay Out!

Foreign air carriers have abandoned Israel during its multi-front war. I wish that they never come back. A cousin once told a story about a young...

28.11.2024 4

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There Must Be Justice

There needs to be justice served for those who have willfully damaged the US during the past decade. This is a critical piece of the puzzle if the...

27.11.2024 30

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They Should Turn Harvard Yard Into a Parking Lot

If Harvard and similar schools were shut down temporarily to get their acts together, the world would be a better place. Imagine getting a call...

26.11.2024 3

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When the Right Goes Wrong

“Right-wing” governments often fail because they have a range of opinions that make a consensus difficult. One of the major differences in...

25.11.2024 4

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Unburden Us From the Universities

The relationship between the U.S. and its vast armada of colleges and universities has changed. The time has come for a reckoning. When I graduated...

21.11.2024 3

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The Final Mile

Many technologies have an Achilles’ heel that can either impede or doom their acceptance. A long time ago, my startup had a project with 3M. During...

19.11.2024 5

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Trump Right on Time

It is mind-boggling how incompetent U.S. companies have become. Donald Trump’s arrival and his association with Messrs. Musk and Ramaswamy are just...

15.11.2024 10

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American Greatness

We will hopefully witness a renewal of American greatness and a renaissance in national life. During our continuing visit to Los Angeles, we made...

14.11.2024 10

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