Our Unhinged Government

Some months ago, I pointed out that Preacher Johnnie Moore’s taxpayer-funded defense firm, the Orwellian labeled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, had one benefit and one benefit only.  It would allow its American employees, former soldiers in many cases, to be on the...

Israel, Listen to Rabbi Berger

“Judaism is to do justice and to have mercy and to walk humbly with God; and all the rest is commentary and of secondary importance.” So wrote Rabbi Elmer Berger, a leading Jewish thinker of the 50’s and 60’s, who opposed what he called Israeli-style “Jewish...

Is Trump 2.0 Morphing Into Biden 2.0?

After a very promising start, at least with regard to Russia, President Trump appears to be heading down the Biden road to more confrontation and WWIII brinksmanship. On Israel he has shown himself to be anything but the peacemaker he promised to be, forcefully...

Can the President Impose Taxes?

This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — which sits right below the Supreme Court — is hearing a case of profound constitutional importance. It is the government’s appeal of a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade, which found...