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The French Are Toast

The French Are Toast

France is beginning its death spiral — and the events are its own doing. Did you ever have a teammate who you couldn’t stand? You know, the center...

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Zero-Track Mind

Zero-Track Mind

Some people base all of their views on a single defective principle. In 1989, I made my first visit to Israel. As part of a busy trip from north to...

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Relitigating History

Relitigating History

What ultimately is the “Free Palestine” movement? We have the general view that history is in the past, where it should stay. Many books and...

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About That Cockpit Door...

About That Cockpit Door...

On which side of the barrier is our biggest risk? One of my favorite voices as I became more conservative in my thinking was Mark Steyn. Just as I...

04.10.2026 3

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It Isn't Racist to Not Want to Die

It Isn't Racist to Not Want to Die

Facts don’t have to be warm and friendly to keep you alive. One of science's biggest challenges is separating an experiment from its...

03.10.2026 5

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Did Someone Order a Plate of Miracles?

Did Someone Order a Plate of Miracles?

What happened over the Saudi desert is one for the books. I started my article yesterday by noting that Israelis are happy people. I did not know that...

01.10.2026 3

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Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid

Something Strange Happened on the Way to the Genocidal Apartheid

Israelis are a happy people. When we were growing up, our family vacations revolved around my dad’s chemistry conventions. Wherever the chemists...

30.09.2026 4

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Returning the Favor

Returning the Favor

The war against Iran takes on literally biblical proportions. One of the advantages that an Israeli child has over his counterpart in other countries...

29.09.2026 6

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Privilege, Baloney

Privilege, Baloney

The more one has, the more he has to give back. Much of the Left’s program is similar to that of its commie predecessors in China and Russia. There...

28.09.2026 8

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The Least Bad Option

The Least Bad Option

Western countries, including the US, will have to make a choice. A long time ago, I saw an interview with an Air Force pilot. He described simulator...

27.09.2026 6

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Toda

Toda

If I have accomplished nothing with my hundreds of Townhall articles, at least I taught some people a few words in Hebrew. “Toda” in Hebrew means...

26.09.2026 10

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A Time to Pander

Politicians have decided to abandon truth and pander to their growing and aggressive Muslim populations. What if someone tells a lie and everyone...

24.09.2026 8

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Wouldn't It Be Nice

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could learn the easy way? Everybody knows Top Gun the movie, but maybe only half know that the Navy Fighter Weapons School...

23.09.2026 6

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Not So Holy Mackerel

The rapper who goes by the name Macklemore (or less) is a perfect representative of the loser artistic class of our age. Benjamin Hammond Haggerty...

22.09.2026 7

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We Will Have to Fight Until Unconditional Surrender

The left-Islam axis is no less of a threat to the future of the West than was the Nazi-Japanese axis. The demand for unconditional surrender from the...

20.09.2026 10

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American Professionalism

The 60 Minutes interview with an F-15 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), DUDE 44 Bravo, shows incredible professionalism throughout the United States...

19.09.2026 10

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Just Dreaming (JD) Vance

The current vice president is on the glide slope to becoming like his best buddy, Tucker Carlson. While Harvard turned itself into an anti-Jewish...

17.09.2026 10

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The Naza Lies

No Jew is more beloved in the world than one who turns against his people. Being Jewish comes about according to Jewish law in one of two ways: having...

16.09.2026 10

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Ismail Voldemort

The religion whose name you cannot mention. I don’t personally know Laura Loomer. From her posts, I can learn a couple of things that I believe are...

15.09.2026 10

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Welcome to Saudi Afraidia!

The kingdom in the sand shows that it has no ability to defeat the drug-addled Houthis in Yemen. The American relationship with Saudi Arabia goes back...

14.09.2026 10

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All They Need Is Love

Well, maybe they still need other things as well. When Bill Ackman was in Tel Aviv, he ended his talk with a discussion of the NY school that his...

13.09.2026 10

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How Israel Really Works

Synergy between Jews and Arabs is what makes Israel work. When I used to find myself in New York, I enjoyed walking the streets of Manhattan early in...

10.09.2026 6

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Ed Middleman

The British foreign secretary is the latest in a long line of self-hating Jews. There is a terrible dream that I have every now and then. It’s a...

09.09.2026 9

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The Ultraorthodox World Is Not Monolithic

A short history of modern Judaism. Donald Trump recently met with a group of ultraorthodox rabbis. Before we get to that meeting, let’s do some...

08.09.2026 8

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25 Years Later and We Need to Talk Truth

Nothing has changed for the better with respect to the Religion of Peace. I personally do not believe that facts can be racist. If blacks have an...

07.09.2026 10

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The Two-State Delusion

There can only be one state, and for the safety of the Western world, it had better be Israel. What land belongs to whom? During the Ottoman Empire,...

06.09.2026 10

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OK, JD, Have It Your Way

The sitting vice-president can’t separate himself from views that he also shares. Do you remember the famous “slap” at the Academy Awards? Will...

05.09.2026 20

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Genoslide

The absolute need for a lie against the Jews and Israel. In the distant past, say a few decades ago, arguments were made, won or lost on facts. The...

03.09.2026 9

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Medicine and the Nonsense of 'Blood Libels'

Would you trust your life with this man? Recently, I had to be knocked out for a brief medical procedure. It’s apparently the only way to prevent me...

02.09.2026 9

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JD's Political Instincts

Very bright guy; not necessarily a very good politician. Americans have tended to remain somewhat Puritan in their expectations of politicians. Gary...

01.09.2026 8

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The Greatest Generation and the Pro Bowl

Like a buoy on the water, people rise and fall as per the needs of the moment. Humans are amazing at how much we can get done when we need to....

31.08.2026 10

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What Would They Do Without Jews to Blame?

Maybe take personal responsibility? If you waste enough of your life on the internet, you can learn a lot of news you can use. According to Tucker...

30.08.2026 10

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The Inscrutability of Israeli Politics

Israelis head to the polls, and they really head to the political poles. For many years I lived in Israel on work visas. My wife working at the...

29.08.2026 20

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All a Bunch of Cheats

Cheating as a way of life. We are surrounded by cheating, some legal and some otherwise. Baseball has become boring without spitballs and corked bats....

27.08.2026 10

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It's a Package Deal

Some people are the best at what they do but are total jerks as people. Fugu, or pufferfish, is not kosher. That’s good news for me. As it is not...

26.08.2026 10

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Islam vs. Christianity, Final Round

We are witnessing the final bout of a fight that has gone on for 1,300 years. Since Islam’s inception, it has fought other faiths and peoples for...

25.08.2026 10

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The Truth About Marwan Barghouti

An arch-terrorist is the new heartthrob of the beautiful set. When the Israeli government first released people associated with the March 21, 2002,...

24.08.2026 10

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When Normal Becomes Strange

Normal is harder to find every day. There is a great deal of mental illness in the U.S.. One sees people losing their minds over the removal of people...

23.08.2026 10

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Run Silent, Run Deep

Israel’s newest submarine is joining the big leagues.  An event occurred recently that received very little press. The first Ohio-Class submarine...

22.08.2026 10

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So What’s It Gonna Be?

The U.S. had better decide what it wants to be 50 years from now. When I took Mike Sandel’s “Justice” course at Harvard, he was quite young and...

20.08.2026 20

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A Sign of the Times

A foul sign in Portugal explains modern antisemitism. Someone posted online a sign that appeared at a Portuguese university, which was reported to...

19.08.2026 10

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Of Pop-Tarts and Sauerkraut

The eclectic Cabinet says a great deal about the commander-in-chief. It was funny to hear Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk about his diet. He said...

18.08.2026 10

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The American Dream in Israel

An Israeli startup stands before a massive exit — just like the American dream offers. We live in an age of extraordinary contradictions. On the one...

17.08.2026 20

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Nepo Baby Has a Hissy Fit — Pictures at 11

How many multimillionaires on the left and right pretend to be men of the people? After Burger King, Tucker Carlson has become the king of the...

16.08.2026 10

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How to Lose in Five Easy Steps!

Let’s update Einstein’s statement: making the same mistakes over and over again will not yield a peaceful outcome. One always has to be careful...

15.08.2026 20

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A Cambridge Professor and a Foreign Invasion

Two seemingly unrelated events are tied at the hip. Jason Arday was a professor at Cambridge University. On the one hand, I owe Cambridge a bit of...

13.08.2026 20

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Iran: Implode or Explode?

Iran seems high on drugs with its most recent demands from the U.S. One of the hallmarks of Palestinians fighting with Israel is that the former...

12.08.2026 10

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Jerusalem of Magic

There are some amazing things to see in the Holy City. Jerusalem, in many ways, is like cities of similar size throughout the world. It has an...

11.08.2026 20

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Buy Guns and Lots of Ammo

There is only one way that the story can end. One of our frequent activities when visiting my folks in Vegas was to get to a gun range. And while we...

10.08.2026 20

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VIPS: Very Important Persons Syndrome

Some people make the grave mistake of believing their own press. It was a funny sight to see Tucker Carlson at his Maine Berghof with the brain trust...

09.08.2026 20

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