Commentary The South Florida Sun-Sentinel answers the question it calls “as old as the nation itself.” And every American should read their answer! The South Florida Sun Sentinel is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Broward County. It also covers Miami-Dade, Palm Beach counties and state-wide news. It is a large, importantContinue reading ““We all know who Donald Trump is. The question we have to answer is, who are we?””
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A letter to Biden from five centrist Democrats re: the Israeli-Hamas war
Commentary Netanyahu’s strategy, Biden’s acquiescence, and the existential crisis to Israel, Jews and America I thought you’d like to read an email I sent to my Congresswoman’s chief of staff, Felicia Goldstein. Since I’ve corresponded with Felicia in the past, I thought this email would have a greater chance of a response/action than if IContinue reading “A letter to Biden from five centrist Democrats re: the Israeli-Hamas war”
If “living like vermin” puts me on Trump’s enemies list, I want in!
Commentary Where do I go after a headline like that? Maybe it’s time to take a break. A little over two weeks ago on November 11, Veterans Day no less, in a speech in Claremont, N.H., disgraced, multi-indicted, sexual predator, ex-president Donald Trump said, “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists,Continue reading “If “living like vermin” puts me on Trump’s enemies list, I want in!”
With no short-term end to the conflict in Israel and Gaza …what to do?
Commentary I turned to Thomas Friedman and Sir Martin Gilbert – but received little solace. As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza continues, with the prospect of a two-front war with Hezbollah in the north or even a three-front war as anti-Israel activity begins to move from a simmer to a boil in the WestContinue reading “With no short-term end to the conflict in Israel and Gaza …what to do?”
What does the 137th episode of Seinfeld and the latest Times/Siena poll have in common?
Commentary They’re both “Bizarro!” The 137th episode of Seinfeld, was called “The Bizarro Jerry.” The title is a reference to the Superman character “Bizarro” who does everything in an opposite manner.* As I read the results of the Times/Siena poll of battleground states this morning, the first thing that came to mind was, “What’s theContinue reading “What does the 137th episode of Seinfeld and the latest Times/Siena poll have in common?”
The fog of war, war’s effect on children, antisemitism, when is enough, enough?
Commentary 78 years ago the events of a bombing mission over Copenhagen is eerily similar to the conflict in the Middle East. I recently watched a Danish movie on Netflix, “The Bombardment.” (The film’s original Danish title is, Skyggen i mit øje or “The Shadow in My Eye.”) The film deals with, among other things,Continue reading “The fog of war, war’s effect on children, antisemitism, when is enough, enough?”
Habemus speaker!
Commentary Unlike the signal from the Vatican, puffs of white smoke, the signal from Capitol Hill was black smoke, very dark black smoke. Yesterday, Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a backbench Republican who has been in Congress fewer than eight years, was elected as the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives of the UnitedContinue reading “Habemus speaker!”
While Jim Jordan lost his bid to be speaker, he did receive the votes of 200 Republican representatives!
Commentary/News with a Twist* What does the vote of up to 90% of the Republican conference say about the GOP? Read his resume and you decide. *Please note, particularly for newer readers of Around the Block, “News with a Twist” means that while most of this post is true and factual, there are some elementsContinue reading “While Jim Jordan lost his bid to be speaker, he did receive the votes of 200 Republican representatives!”
In troubled times, is music the answer?
Commentary I write a monthly column for my community’s magazine, The Breezes. Each month the editor asks contributors, both the writers and the photographers, to adhere to a theme. While the themes can be frivolous or “corny,” I usually come up with a creative solution. Then, came the November issue. The theme for November, becauseContinue reading “In troubled times, is music the answer?”
Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack
Commentary Criticizes Netanyahu, calls Hezbollah “very smart.” Biden says, “We’re with Israel. Let’s make no mistake. “ Predictably, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed blame on President Joe Biden and his administration for Hamas’ deadly assault on Israel and insisted that such an attack would never have happened if he were still in the WhiteContinue reading “Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack”
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