Trump vs Biden: Random Thoughts on the Clash of Titans

As I re-read yesterday's post I realized that allowing for the possibility of an unexpected (as per polling) Trump victory is as close as I've come to making a firm prediction in this election. I don't have any crystal ball, and aside from thinking that the final count will be a lot closer than expected … Continue reading Trump vs Biden: Random Thoughts on the Clash of Titans

All Together Now: Shared Sacrifice in the Age of COVID-19

Just shy of eighty years ago this nation was attacked on what was, more or less, our own soil. The bombing of Pearl Harbor ended any pretense of non-involvement in the growing global conflagration and made concrete the United States' active engagement in World War II. This country raised a combined services force of nearly … Continue reading All Together Now: Shared Sacrifice in the Age of COVID-19

Jewish When Convenient: That Special Tuesday in November

On June 24th, 2018, the New York Post published a piece by Jonathan Neumann entitled "Scar of David". The thrust of his article was that American Judaism was broken, and that the fixation of the left leaning portion of American Jewry on the principle of tikkun olam (repair of the world) was at the heart … Continue reading Jewish When Convenient: That Special Tuesday in November

Ford / Kavanaugh: And Then The Circus Came To Town

In my previous piece concerning the confirmation hearing mess we have been living with I stated that I did not hold an opinion as to whether or not I believed Dr. Ford's accusations against Mr. Kavanaugh were true. As I'm writing this shortly after having finished the previous article (Ford / Kavanaugh: Like It Was … Continue reading Ford / Kavanaugh: And Then The Circus Came To Town