Family
In case you noticed my recent absence. . .
This is the reason why. Yes, a wedding to my very beautiful, clever and sweet dream girl.
Stu Bykofsky
Anti-Semitism
Palestinians did not invent anti-Semitism, but benefit from it
Anti-Semitism is the oldest hate. In the past, it was naked. Today, it often hides behind “causes.” Historically, a hallmark of anti-Semitism was persecution, culminating in murder and the expulsion of Jews from much of Western Europe, including England, France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain. There was nothing subtle about it.
Israel
The suicide squad of Jews arrive on campus
Vladimir Lenin reportedly devised the term “useful idiots” to describe people who propagandize for a cause without understanding its nature or goals. It perfectly fits the small number of radical Jews who support Hamas, by supporting pro-Hamas protests. I would characterize these Jews as chickens who side with KFC. They
Middle East
Some good news about campus protests
As we wallow in the bad news about pro-Hamas demonstrations on campuses, there is good news. The campus encampments have a ‘sell-by” date: The academic year is almost over. Even if nothing is done, the encampments will melt away in the summer heat. But that does not mean that university
Cartoon
Meme of the day
As you know by now, publishing does not (necessarily) mean agreement. It just means it made me laugh, and this one has an unexpected edge.
Israel
Where the student intifada goes very wrong
“We are Hamas!” You hear it on campuses and elsewhere, but mostly on campus, and it is 2024’s version of “Defund the police!” That backfired on the protesters and their movement . Badly. Let’s be clear: Americans have a right to protest anything. Peacefully. Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo,
Anti-Semitism
Biden makes a muddle with off-the-cuff comment
President Joe Biden got it right on paper -- condemning the surge of U.S. anti-Semitism — but tripped over his tongue in an off-the-cuff remark to a reporter. His critics are calling it his “Charlottesville moment,” but that’s not quite right. The “Charlottesville moment” refers to the statement made
Culture
The response to “death to America” chants in the U.S.
On this first day of Passover, the holiday that commemorates the Jewish peoples’ exodus from slavery in Egypt to establish a new nation that its enemies today deny ever existed, Jews are threatened as never before — here. For centuries, Jews came here to escape lands where they were persecuted. In
Culture
Did you hear about kitty litter in schools for students who identify as cats?
Listening to Kathy Barnette fill in for Dawn Stensland on WPHT-1210/AM one day last week, I nearly drove off the road when I heard her share an anecdote about public education and kitty litter boxes. What she said — and I am paraphrasing — was that a school across from her
Culture
Huck Finn gets banned for one word, and you know which one
Since I care about, and endorse, free expression, I sat down with one of the most banned books in American literature, which at the same time is hailed as an American classic -- “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade),” Mark Twain’s sequel to “The Adventures of Tom
Uncategorized
Let’s admit bike lanes are a failed experiment
I’ve often thought the most entitled white people in America were in the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, which numbers a measly 2,400 members in the 5.7-million five-county area and yet gets politicians to lick its bicycle saddle. Turns out the BCGP has a spinoff group called
Israel
Iran’s futile attack challenges Israel to do less
President Joe Biden told Iran, “Don’t.” Iran not only did attack Israel — but for the first time it attacked Israel directly from its own soil. It was “unprecedented,” many analysts said. We will return to this in a moment. One headline should be written about the unprecedented success of