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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Paris and the Fall of Rome by Niall Ferguson
People lit candles Sunday at a makeshift memorial at the Place de la Republique in tribute to the victims of Friday’s attacks in Paris. People lit candles Sunday at a makeshift memorial at the Place de la Republique in tribute to the victims of Friday’s attacks in Paris. By Niall Ferguson November 16, 2015 I am not going to repeat what you have already read or heard. I […]
Niall Ferguson speaks about ISIS
Recent talk by Niall Ferguson, Harvard University:
Niall Ferguson on the National Debt
Niall Ferguson: The Shutdown Is a Sideshow. Debt Is the Threat In the words of a veteran investor, watching the U.S. bond market today is like sitting in a packed theater and smelling smoke. You look around for signs of other nervous sniffers. But everyone else seems oblivious. Yes, the federal government shut down this week. Yes, we are just two weeks away from the point […]
ZIONISM IS NOT RACISM – CHAIM HERZOG
Zionism is not racism: A speech 40 years ago www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Zionism-is-not-racism-A-speech-40-years-ago-432506 Politics And Diplomacy By CHAIM HERZOG \ speech to the United Nations in 1975. Then-Ambassador Chaim Herzog speaking to the United Nations in 1975. (photo credit:HERZOG FAMILY FOUNDATION) On Wednesday, a special event at the United Nations will mark 40 years since the historic speech by Israel’s then president, Chaim Herzog, in which he repudiated UN […]
The Adolescent Brain and Increased Risk Taking – Ted Talk
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore speak at a Ted Conference:
The Developing Brain – Francis Jensen – Ted Talk
Frances E. Jensen, MD, is Director of Translational Neuroscience and Director of Epilepsy Research at Children’s Hospital Boston, and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
The Teenage Brain by Frances E Jensen
Home › Jensen, Frances › The Teenage Brain The Teenage Brain Jensen, Frances Published by Collins 2015-01-06, 2015 ISBN 10: 1443406228 / ISBN 13: 9781443406222 Title: The Teenage Brain Publisher: Collins 2015-01-06 Publication Date: 2015 About this title: Synopsis: Renowned neurologist Dr. Frances E. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents […]
Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz .zt”l
Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 3 ElulAugust 21, 2012 3:20 am Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz zt”l was born in the town of Willig in Hungary in 1886 into a family of Sanzer chassidim. At a young age – when he was already studying Shulchan Aruch Yore De’ah with Shach, Taz and the Pri Megadim — he had acquired a name as a talmid […]
The Intellectual Rearmament of the West
The Jerusalem Post – Israel News November 20, 2015: Why only now? terrorism By DAVID M. WEINBERG \ 11/19/2015 21:41 History teaches us that the fearless defeat the feeble. The faithful overcome the fickle. The rooted rout the irresolute. Let’s face it: Radical Islam of the 21st century is deeply devoted and daring. It is driven by intense religious-fascist fervor, and a purist-apocalyptic vision of a global caliphate […]