In my senior year of college in Portland, Oregon, a group of friends and I went to an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet at a Chinese restaurant every Sunday morning. It was there that a guy named Mike christened me a “convictionless amoeba” for not have an agenda. I laughed for hours. That was exceptional use of…
Palestinian lunatics finally get what they deserve
October 10, 2015
So much is happening in the Middle East that nobody has time for Palestinian lunatics anymore. I’m not talking about terrorists; they continue to be drowned in tunnels or shot. But the average Jew-hater tossing around his or her stupid accusations is finally being ignored. The reason is that the entire world has turned to…
Russia throws Iran under the bus
October 9, 2015
The phrase “thrown under the bus” likely has its origins in minor-league baseball, according to William Safire. Players were bused to “away games.” In fact, its original meaning could be have been quite literal: be on time for the bus, or you will be thrown underneath it, into the storage bays. He says the metaphor…
Am I the only person who cares about the truth?
October 7, 2015
Whenever I read or hear an accusation, it goes into the “Open” file in my head. Then I research it. Usually it takes me only a few minutes to find the truth. I’ve done this for such a long time that I can predict beforehand whether or not a claim will have any basis in…
Keep calm and prepare to celebrate
October 6, 2015
I earn my living though investing. My brother Tim manages my accounts. Investing isn’t for everybody, because the market is subject to completely irrational panic-selling. The world, in fact, is in love with fear. My message, on the other hand, is to keep calm. Everything will be fine. People are afraid because of articles like…
The sky is filled with armies
October 5, 2015
I’ve always been a sky-watcher. As a child I wanted to fly to the clouds and walk among them. What you need to know is that the sky is filled with armies. The imagery comes from the poet Stephen Crane, an artist whose work saved my life. Once a man clambering to the housetops Appealed…
Israel confirms: Death to the mullahs
October 1, 2015
Today Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the United Nations General Assembly. He made his intentions crystal clear: death to the mullahs. I don’t understand why everybody keeps pretending that the UN is anything except a giant mental asylum. Here’s part of Netanyahu’s speech. Last month, [Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah] Khamenei once again made…