Category Archives: Politics

“My visit to Europe made one thing unmistakably clear: if there is any group in the world that needs a safe homeland — a sanctuary from bigotry and hatred — it is the Jewish people”

GATESTONE A Visit to the Old and New Hells of Europe Provides a Reminder of Israel’s Importance by Alan M. Dershowitz May 17, 2016 …There was not a moment during my visit to Europe that I was not reminded of … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Meet the 30-somethings who are running our federal government”

NATIONAL REVIEW The Pajama Boy White House by Victor Davis Hanson May 16, 2016 What exactly has birthed the Pajama Boy aristocracy — our overclass of pretentious, inexperienced, and smug 30-something masters of the universe? Prolonged adolescence? Affluence? The disappearance … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

#Hillary and her ex-president husband “sold out to titans, dictators and shady characters in Nigeria, Congo, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates, not to mention at Goldman Sachs and TD Bank” [VIDEO]

NEW YORK POST First look at explosive Hillary documentary, ‘Clinton Cash’ by Betsy McCaughey May 17, 2016 Hillary Clinton says that when she and her husband moved out of the White House 15 years ago, they were “dead broke.” Today, they’re … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“New York’s anti-BDS law will be crucial because scores of major European companies and banks are based in the Empire State”

NEW YORK POST How New York can help stop Europe’s rampaging Israel boycotters by Benjamin Weinthal and Asaf Romirowsky May 11, 2016 In America, the odious boycott, divestment and sanctions movement targeting Israel remains largely confined to university humanities departments, … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer is the closest thing to actually having the prime minister in Washington

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu’s Man in DC by Herb Keinon May 14, 2016 …I think the “problem” that you have among some American Jews when it comes to Israel is that if you are not over the age of 75, you … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“In today’s university, nearly everyone looks for some claim to oppression”

OBSERVER The Rise of the Collegiate Snowflake by Abraham H. Miller May 13, 2016 …In the name of sensitivity, our snowflakes are taught what they can say and what they cannot say, especially with regard to members of those groups … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Leave a comment

In Obama-speak, they’re not “criminals” but “justice-involved individuals” (and Jack the Ripper was one of those “cutlery-involved folks”)

NEW YORK POST Obama doesn’t think rapists, armed robbers, drug dealers are criminals by Kyle Smith May 14, 2016 It’s only May, but I think I’ve found the euphemism of the year: According to Team Obama, criminals should now be declared … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Many Illinoisans sense their property taxes are out of control, but not all of them know more than 60 percent of property-tax revenue goes toward their local school districts.”

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE Illinois school district consolidation provides path to efficiency, lower tax burdens by Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner May 2016 Illinois has the most units of local government of any state in the country. Many of its nearly 7,000 … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

DPS: “So far the story has been primarily about the self-absorbed “we-are-the-story” media’s having been duped. But the really important aspect of the story is the arrogant, uninformed, ideologically driven worldview of the administration and the damage that has been done to America and our allies all over the world as a result. Mike Makovsky covers the real story here”

WEEKLY STANDARD What Rhodes Revealed by Michael Makovsky May 10, 2016 Sunday’s New York Times Magazine story by David Samuels on President Obama’s deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes has created quite a stir. It’s not every day that a … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

America, this cautionary tale: Venezuela is broke and headed towards a cliff from unsustainable socialist policies and staggering financial mismanagement

WASHINGTON POST Venezuela should be rich. Instead it’s becoming a failed state by Matt O’Brien May 4, 2016 It’s come to this: The country with the largest oil reserves in the world can’t afford to brew its own beer, stay … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged | Leave a comment