by Brian David | Editorial, Ethics, Justice
The testimony of a witness on the edge of shadows may be our only reference, yet dismissing them categorically requires a faith in human restraint that the documented record does not support. Every so often, the public stumbles upon something it wasn’t supposed...
by Bruce Baker | Editorial, Justice, Uncategorized
Why do we have a Constitution? Because we refuse to submit to a king? That is a partial answer at best, because there are such things as constitutional monarchies which have kings and proscribe the authority of the monarch to the power of a representative government....
by Bruce Baker | Editorial, Ethics, Opinion, Uncategorized
October 7, 2023, a day that will live in infamy. What horror, what evil! And how about the next 730 days? What have we learned? How many more innocents have been slaughtered? Will the forces of genocide be quenched? WIll the hopes of sumud persist? God help us! Lord...
by Bruce Baker | Editorial, Ethics, Opinion
The athletes aren’t the ones committing crimes in Gaza. They are playing the beautiful game. They are competing in the international sport between peaceable nations. It’s a shame that they should miss out on the World Cup because the Netanyahu government...
by Brian David | Editorial, Ethics, Opinion
How a Rogue Terror State Undermines American Rights and Jewish Safety The systematic erosion of First Amendment rights in service of protecting Israeli policy represents a fundamental corruption of American democratic principles. What has emerged is a sophisticated...
by Bruce Baker | Editorial, Opinion
(and not 1930s Germany) Please. Live coverage of Flag Day celebrations.
by Bruce Baker | Editorial, Ethics
There’s a master class going down in how to make normal what was previously called, “corruption.” The cookbook is pretty simple: Create chaos, the more the better. It diverts and distorts attention. Accept gifts but deny any influence peddling or strings. (747’s and...
by Brian David | Editorial
In the annals of American history, we’ve denounced fascism and feared dictatorship, but perhaps we’ve been blind to a more subtle precursor: government as an organized criminal enterprise. Al Capone, the notorious Chicago gangster, operated through bribes...
by Contributor | Editorial, Ethics
In Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless tale, two cunning weavers promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they claim is invisible only to the stupid and incompetent. The emperor parades naked, with his ministers and subjects afraid to speak the truth, until...
