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Yom Kippur…
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 6:57 AM
Archives for 2019
Trump Makes Way in Syria for Erdogan to Displace (or Massacre) the Kurds. Maybe…
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 7:49 AM
The Middle East is a perennially fractious region. And the combatants are as familiar with each other’s motivations and capabilities as, well, Cain was with Abel’s. This is why the maneuvers afoot in Syria are only playing out according to script. This includes Russia proving itself a far more reliable ally than the United States.… Read more.
P.T. Barnum Biographer Validates My Analogies to Trump
Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:46 AM
I have been making P.T. Barnum analogies to explain Donald J. Trump for years. Here, for example, is what I wrote nearly 10 years ago in “Trump for President? Don’t Be a Sucker!” April 8, 2011: ____________________ Donald Trump is nothing more than the P.T. Barnum of business: a huckster who thrives on the notion… Read more.
Beware the vehicles some Uber drivers drive…
Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 8:23 AM
Trump Aping Zuma by Raping Lady Justice. Just One of Many Ways This Asshole Is Turning US into a ‘Shithole’ Country.
Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 11:43 AM
Related commentaries: Zuma rape… shithole countries… Read more.
MBS, the Saudi Crown Prince, Vows to Hold Khashoggi Murderers to Account…
Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 8:02 AM
But that’s BS. On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never left. Turkish investigators allege a Saudi hit team was waiting for him. They report he was killed almost immediately and that his body was dismembered. To this day his remains have not been found. Saudi public prosecutors have… Read more.
Protesting Egyptians Continuing March Back to the Future
Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 5:17 PM
The media can be forgiven for practically ignoring burgeoning protests in Egypt against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s dictatorial rule. After all, not only do these protests seem like a groundhog-day spectacle; long-simmering protests in Hong Kong against China’s authoritarian rule must seem far more worthy of coverage, especially as they are now threatening to boil over.… Read more.
Video Music Awards Show Might Still Be Hip But It No Longer Hops
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 6:43 AM
The politically charged MTV Video Music Awards [VMAs] tanked in the ratings on Monday, despite performances from Taylor Swift, Missy Elliot and a classic 1990s rap reunion. The show was seen by 4.9 million viewers live on Monday across 12 different Viacom-owned networks, the Nielsen company said. That’s down from … 10.3 million in 2014.… Read more.
The IAAF World Championships in Doha … and the Sound of Silence
Monday, September 30, 2019 at 8:08 PM
I used to be a competitive athlete. Therefore, I can well imagine how demoralizing and discouraging it would be to have only a handful of people show up to watch the biggest events of one’s career. After all, when I competed, the cheers of the crowds were often more gratifying than any medal I won.… Read more.
Happy Rosh Hashanah!
Monday, September 30, 2019 at 7:19 AM
‘Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of ten days of repentance and self examination, during which God sits in personal judgment on every individual. The blowing of the ram’s horn (shofar) in the synagogue is a reminder of Abraham’s sacrifice of a ram instead of his son, Isaac. Apples dipped in honey are eaten in the… Read more.