Trump’s March 19th press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was priceless. A Japanese reporter questioned Trump as to why European nations and Japan weren’t forewarned about our plans to attack Iran. Trump smiled and responded with the observation that no one knows better about surprise than Japan, an obvious reference to the […]
On Wednesday mornings I participate in a discussion group. There are six or seven of us, and we communicate on-line rather than in person. During our most recent session I was asked for my evaluation of the Iranian situation. I said that I remained cautiously optimistic. Here I give a more complete explanation of my […]
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop in Iran. That will be when the Iranian people rise up and overthrow the brutal regime that has held them captive for the last 47 years. I do not know that it will actually happen. I can only hope it does. The popular demonstrations that took […]
Three stories dominate today’s news. One is the conflict between Israel and Iran. Second is the planned “No Kings” demonstations in various American cities and the probably unrelated murderous attacks against two Minnesota state legislators. Third is the scheduled Washington parade to celebrate our army’s 250th anniversary. Israel hit Iran with a targeted and apparently […]
In a recent interview Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut opined that the moral cost for Israel is too high when one considers the probability of 8,000 civilian deaths, including 3,000 children, as it continues it assault on Gaza. Other Democrat Party leaders are also suggesting a temporary ceasefire. What would Murphy have advised in August […]
I have never understood the reason so many people hate President Trump so much. I understand why they dislike him. He sometimes appears arrogant, vain, and petty. He does not seem to have a sense of humor, and he suffers from a deficit of magnanimity. Nevertheless, I see no indication that he is an evil […]
Journalists and television pundits often appear puzzled by the fact that so many American Evangelical Christians support President Trump and are very hesitant to criticize him. To them it seems inconsistent that these people ally themselves with a thrice married, philandering, rude, and often crude individual who often engages or has engaged in behavior at […]
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