Yearly Archives: 2015


From Indonesia, a Muslim Challenge to the Ideology of the Islamic State

By JOE COCHRANE NOV. 26, 2015 Photo Muslims praying during Ramadan at a mosque in Jakarta in Indonesia. The country has the world’s largest Muslim population. Credit Nyimas Laula/Reuters Terrifyingly familiar. Islamic State soldiers march a line of prisoners to a riverbank, shoot them one by one and dump their bodies over a blood-soaked dock into the water. But instead of the celebratory music and words of praise […]


Saving Innocent Lives vs Civil Liberties

  PDF   Candidly Speaking: Saving innocent lives must have priority over civil liberties www.jpost.com/Opinion/Candidly-Speaking-Saving-innocent-lives-must-have-priority-over-civil-liberties-435384   By ISI LEIBLER \ 11/25/2015 21:45 “When calls are made to unite to combat global Islamic terrorism, as in the aftermath of the Paris massacres, Israel, which is on the front lines of the battle, is simply ignored.” Ziv Mizrahi’s mother at his funeral.. (photo credit:TOVAH LAZAROFF) The indisputable prime responsibility of […]


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 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 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 […]