September 23, 2018

Why do American Jews vote for Democrats?

For all those who have wondered how American Jews could support the Democrats, let me explain.  It has to do with history and psychology. First, let's remember that humans are entirely emotional creatures.  We make almost a...

July 15, 2018

The road to Gaza runs through Tehran

It looks as though Hamas's patron, Iran, has decided to respond to Israel's attacks on Iranian military interests in Syria with attacks on Israel from Gaza.  Over 100 rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza into Israel over t...

July 10, 2018

The World Cup, the left, and nationalism

The World Cup has proven to be a great challenge to the political left, especially in Europe.  Normally, the left loves to put down any unique cultural expression of pride in its quest for pure, unadulterated internationalism.  It...

May 15, 2018

Who Are the Real Warmongers?

"Trump's decision yesterday brings us one step closer to that war you've dreamed about."  So wrote a leftist friend since college in an email he sent to me following President Trump's decision to abrogate former presid...

April 21, 2018

Trump's Syria Dilemma

American president Donald Trump, who only days ago promised to remove the 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, now sits on the horns of a dilemma.  Media reports on the advice he is getting from his new secretary of state designee and national secur...

March 2, 2018

Is It Time for NATO to Expel Turkey?

NATO was originally formed after World War II as a military partnership to deter and respond to Soviet aggression in Europe.  Turkey was added to NATO to guard the Soviet Union's southwestern flank, its only southern entrance to the Med...