On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel Defense Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Yair Golan decided to compare Israel with 1930s Nazi Germany. This form of self-criticism is utterly phony. The fact that such a paragon of weakness made it to the IDF General Staff does not bode well for the future of Israel. But…
Explanation is in order. Here you go
April 25, 2016
Tonight’s post is an explanation of what and why. I’ve been struggling with this decision for two years. It was eating me alive. I’ve been unable to answer e-mails or get my life back in order. It was a kind of agonizing paralysis. Explanation of what After my father Edward died on February 23, 2013,…
Fatuous self-genocide in slow motion
April 15, 2016
One of my favorite words is “fatuous.” It means “inanely foolish.” Think of it as deeply silly stupidity. Only intelligent people are capable of being fatuous. What’s a good example of fatuity? Well, this, of course. Bradley Manning is not a woman. He was not discharged from the US Army even though at the time,…
Accountability is the solution to all our problems
February 15, 2016
Today I read two pieces written by Muslims trying to explain the mayhem taking place across the world. Both writers miss the mark. What’s happened is that every culture on earth has purged itself of accountability. That’s all. Accountability would prevent this Kamel Daoud’s piece is titled “The Sexual Misery of the Arab World.” The…