The question of whether World War III will happen in our lifetimes may well turn on whether the worst of the bad guys, such as Iran and North Korea, are rational actors or not and, sadly, we don’t know the answer.This constant undercurrent percolated...

Jay Michaelson wrote a provocative piece last week in the Forward, taking much of the progressive world to task, “especially…those organizations pressing Israel to pursue peace with Palestine,” for their silence following news of another tunnel...

While time will tell the full story, initial actions bode well for the leadership of Sadiq Khan, the first member of his Muslim faith to become mayor of London, particularly as relates to his relationship with the city’s Jewish population.  Khan is,...

There seems to be no limit to the extent to which arms of the United Nations will adopt positions that are aimed to delegitimize and demonize the Jewish State of Israel.  In the most recent—and one of the most egregious—of such actions, the United...

An Associated Press story by Deb Riechmann on Monday reported that President Barack Obama is “poised to release secret pages from the 9/11 inquiry.”  Some 28 pages comprising a chapter of the official congressional inquiry on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks,...

“Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, issued a statement praising the bus bombing but did not take responsibility for it. Some mosques in Gaza also welcomed the attack with messages of praise broadcast from loudspeakers.“A spokesman for Hamas...

There are lots of ways to combat anti-Israel campaigns like BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).  Here in St. Louis, we’re part and parcel of one of the more productive lines of advocacy.One way, the most common one, is to talk about the political...

It seems strange to welcome news about a victory by Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s army, but its taking back control from ISIS control of the ancient city of Palmyra is indeed a welcome event.ISIS marauders had received worldwide condemnation for their...

No matter whom you support as a presidential candidate, if you care about voting rights, you should be deeply concerned about what happened in Maricopa County, Ariz. during the recent primary election.Most Arizona counties had a polling place, on average,...

Could Donald Trump read a prepared speech? Would Bernie Sanders take Israel to task from a distance? Would Hillary Clinton carve out some turf for herself independent of President Barack Obama? Would anyone pay particularly close attention to Ted Cruz...

A new religion was formed last week in Missouri. It’s called Onderism, and it’s defined by a belief that businesses should be able to discriminate against same-sex couples in the name of religious freedom.The religion, which we’ve named after Sen....

“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.”  — Herbert HooverThe dark shadow of restrictions upon free speech...