In normal times domestic political fights over foreign policy break down more or less along a conventional left-right divide. These are not normal times. The right is largely united around the need to support Israel in its war with Hamas, but increasingly divided about backing Ukraine in its ...
The war that has erupted in the Middle East is one more example of man鈥檚 inhumanity to man. According to Bloomberg News, 鈥淭his conflict has exposed both new and old geopolitical fault lines, and not just in the Middle East.鈥漁ne of my friends, Wayne, wrote a passionate interpretation of ...
We have a crisis at the border that requires a functional U.S. Congress, and we don鈥檛 have one. President Joe Biden can only do what he can, and only of late has he sounded resolute.The 鈥淩epublican-controlled鈥� House of Representatives has no one in control. It is leaderless, and the ...
Tomorrow will be my 75th birthday.Oh, my.I鈥檝e been alive (and kicking) for 27,393 days.That鈥檚 a lot.When I was 11, I thought anybody in their 70s was, well, old.Now that I鈥檓 in my 70s 鈥� and on my way to my 80s 鈥� I don鈥檛 feel as old as I thought I would.But I do feel old.When I was ...
Actions speak louder than words, but words are important, too, especially when they come from a president.In recent days, President Joe Biden has delivered two resounding addresses, one dealing with the crisis in the Middle East, the other with the crisis of democracy at home.Both statements ...
Throughout Israel鈥檚 76-year conflict with the Palestinians, certain cliches 鈥� like condemnations of the 鈥渃ycle of violence鈥� 鈥� have calcified. Last weekend鈥檚 attacks on Israeli civilians betray their total bankruptcy. Israel did nothing to provoke this attack. There was no raid, no ...
