Iran Planned, Approved Hamas Attack on Israel
2023-10-10
The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Iranian security officials helped Hamas plan Saturday’s sneak attack on Israel, giving final approval at a meeting last Monday in Beirut.
L. A. Marzulli: Israel is at War
2023-10-07
HAMAS SURPRISED Israel with an attack early Saturday, October 7. It’s the worst military setback in Israel since the Yom Kippur War exactly 50 years ago.Continue Reading
Israel is at War
2023-10-07
Israel was surprised Saturday morning by an attack from Gaza. Hamas has launched more than 2,000 missiles into Israel along with a ground invasion into the Negev. PM Netanyahu declared, “Israel is at war.”
Biden Finally Cuts Off Money to Wuhan Lab
2023-07-20
Three years after we suggested the Wuhan Institute of Virology might be the source of SARS-CoV-2, and five years after the State Department warned about its biosecurity, the Biden administration has finally suspended US funding for the Chinese lab.
US Debt Can Kicked Down the Road
2023-05-30
Republicans and Democrats are both claiming victory after reaching a deal over the weekend raise the federal debt ceiling by about $4 trillion. Both parties are leaning on holdouts to pass the bill Wednesday before the US Treasury runs out of money.
The TikTok Ban That Isn’t
2023-04-10
The RESTRICT Act (S. 686) is a proposed bill in Congress described as a TikTok ban, but it goes way beyond that. The bill would grant the White House, through the Commerce Department, the power to censor any social media platform.
Thrown Under the Omnibus
2023-01-03
The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Biden prohibits using Border Patrol funding to improve border security, but gives $410 million to Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman—for border security.Continue Reading
Key Bridge Between Russia and Crimea Bombed
2022-10-10
The important 12-mile-long bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula was damaged by a large explosion Friday. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine; the question is what comes next.Continue Reading
The Friday Five – Baal in Birmingham?
2022-08-05
The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England featured a 30-foot mechanical bull. Does it represent more than just the industrial history of Birmingham?Continue Reading
Biden vs. Idaho
2022-08-04
The Department of Justice filed suit Tuesday against Idaho, seeking to overturn what it calls the state’s “near-total ban” on abortion. Attorney General Merrick Garland claims, however, the lawsuit has “nothing to do with going around” the Supreme Court.Continue Reading