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Posted by Joel Engel on November 21, 2012 6 Comments
Every year, young Jews from all over the world show up in Israel and volunteer to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).  Called “lone soldiers,” they commit to the same enlistment mandated for most Israelis, male and female, and decades more of reserve duty.  As...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 21, 2012 14 Comments
Israel and Hamas, via Egypt and the U.S., have reached a “truce.”  Via AP: Israel and the Hamas militant group reached a cease-fire agreement Wednesday to end the fiercest round of fighting in nearly four years, promising to halt attacks on each other and ease...

Posted by Joel Engel on November 16, 2012 15 Comments
Outside of Google Docs, the word collaborator refers to someone who cooperates with an enemy in a time of war. Gazans in general and Hamas in particular consider themselves to be at war with Israel.  Via the New York Times: Masked gunmen in Gaza summarily...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 29 Comments
With Israel on the cusp of a major conflict in Gaza and maybe beyond, pay a visit to and say a prayer for our blog friends in Israel, who are updating the events: Israel Matzav — also known as Carl in Jerusalem. Anne’s Opinions — also...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 26 Comments
Operation Demoralize, the attempt to convince you that conservatism is dead, that you live in a media cocoon, that you are incapable of learning, and that your pundits lied to you, is dominating the media. But are the quick and easy answers — just say...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on November 14, 2012 48 Comments
It has been one week since the reelection of Barack Obama and the reality of Obamacare’s permanence in the American landscape is beginning to set in for many business owners. Papa John’s founder and CEO, John Schnatter made headlines last week along with a slew...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 60 Comments
High state income and property tax states like California, New York, and Illinois are automatic wins for Democrats, giving them a built-in electoral college advantage. And they stuck it to the rest of us. So it’s time for payback not out of vindictiveness, but in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2012 72 Comments
Another great analysis by Caroline Glick (h/t Linda in Tennessee): The American spirit has been overwhelmed by the European model of social democracy at home and appeasement and treachery abroad. But all the dependency champions who celebrated on Tuesday night cannot stop the coming storm....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 08, 2012 2 Comments
From a reader abroad: I live in Italy with my wife. My parents are visiting for a month, and we were in Pisa yesterday. My dad, a Korea vet, loved the stickers on this car. There may be hope yet for Europe. Love your site,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2012 54 Comments
Operation Counterweight 2012 is over.  I reported the results in an earlier post, here is my assessment. The first thing you need to understand is that by definition we chose difficult races, not easy ones.  The goal was to try to flip Democratic seats or...
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