One of the greatest problems in discussing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is the fact that the vast majority of people speaking about […]
Nguyen statement: pro-Hamas lies, incoherence, and immorality
On November 10, Thu Nguyen, a city council member in my hometown, released a statement condemning Israel action’s in the ongoing war started by Hamas. […]
Some lessons from the 2023 Worcester elections
Capping off an election season marked by harsher than normal rhetoric, a larger than usual portion of voters cast their ballots in the Worcester elections […]
Worcester Working Families IEP: Hypocrisy, smears, support for extremists
If you’ve been on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and you’re a Worcester voter, you’ve likely seen ads for a group called the Worcester Working Families […]
Voters take note: Thu Nguyen openly defends Hamas
I realize that the title of this post sounds crazy. The idea that a member of the Worcester City Council is defending a terrorist organization […]
Worcester city council must reject Thu Nguyen’s indulgence of antisemitism
There is something deeply unsettling in Worcester City Council member Thu Nguyen’s attitude toward Jews and the Jewish state. Most recently, Nguyen, who uses they/them […]
Condemning Israel like condemning Allied powers during WWII
Question: Was it wrong for America and her allies to fight World War II, given that our bombing caused an immense amount of suffering for […]
A Time for War
Thousands of years ago, Israel’s King Solomon wrote that there is a time for peace and a time for war. The wise king understood that, […]
Still “watching the world wake up from history”
Recently, I dusted off a copy of Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History and the Last Man, first published in 1992. What I found is […]
Neither the Democrats nor MAGA won yesterday
Yesterday was bad for Democrats. They won, or, at least, they didn’t lose as badly as expected (results still too close to call), probably maintaining […]
