Tag Archives: Propaganda

What You Can Do About the World

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

The world can be a scary place. It is now. As one website commenter remarked: “We wake up, have breakfast, send the kids to school, walk the dog, go to work, come home and everything seems just fine, and then … Continue reading →

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How Not To Be Crazy

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

People are crazy, and it seems to be getting worse. In addition, many heavily-promoted news stories turn out to be false. The reasons are various. There’s a lot we can’t do about the situation. But there are also things we … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Politics

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Americans disagree about a lot. But there’s one point on which we are unanimous: Our politicians are awful. Let’s be honest: Except in the haze of partisan fervor, can anyone truly believe that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the … Continue reading →

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Love is not the Answer

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

“What is the question?” Continue reading →

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The UNESCO Vote Mystery

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: There’s a mystery about UNESCO’s denial last week of Jewish connections to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The mystery is not that the resolution was proposed by some … Continue reading →

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