February 14, 2015 Buried on the back pages of the business sections of leading newspapers is a high stakes poker game that will soon migrate to the front page – an attempt by the newly-elected Greek government to renegotiate the terms of its recent bail out. Greece is a member of the European […]
Anti-Semitism Rears Its Ugly Head
February 3, 2015 Both the United States and Europe are witnessing a marked increase in anti-Semitism. Outright killings of Jews, including children and pregnant women, have occurred in France and Belgium. Jewish stores have been looted and in some European cities, orthodox Jews are afraid to wear yarmulkes. Major politicians in Europe make blatantly anti-Semitic […]
Eric Garner – Death for Selling Illegal Cigarettes
December 7, 2014 My recent column expressing sympathy for Michael Brown’s family and questioning the action of the police in Ferguson had a rare accomplishment. It irritated the entire political spectrum – liberal, moderate and conservative. Many readers pointed out that Brown’s crime was not jaywalking (as I stated) but stealing cigars and resisting arrest. […]