A few days ago after taking in a play ("Three Sisters" by Anton Checkov in Russian) I had this interesting short discussion with a typical theatre fan who himself seemed to believe in absolutely everything except G-d. In a pub after the play, he and my Russian teacher started talking about "healers", people who are not medical doctors but "heal" people. Both seemed to be somewhat convinced that they are indeed "healers" and that their methods work. My teacher's husband smiled and they aske...

It is of course not anti-Semitism to point out legitimate fears that Israelis (and Jews in New York) are engaged in organ theft. And only bigoted Zionist fanatics would insist that that would need evidence to ask questions about such crimes. But even the most altruistic peace activists can surely see that organ theft is also a crime when committed by Chinese communists and can be true even when merely admitted by perpetrators who don't look Jewish at all: That Swedish organ theft blood l...

The godfather of neoconservatism has died. Irving Kristol shaped modern political philosophy. To remember his work I shamelessly copied a few interesting quotes of his from Wikipedia and the Wall Street Journal (see link below). I admit that I pretty much totally agree with his opinions, especially his quips about intellectuals and his opinions about the need for (but also the need for freedom from) religion. It seems to me that the politics of liberal reform, in recent years, shows m...

Hello, everyone. After my crusade against religious fundamentalism a year ago and my disproportionate response to world-wide anti-Zionism this year I am now ready to tackle the next subject. I am planning a speak up against communism and the left. This doesn't have to be as boring as it sounds. I am not talking about the current left only. I am talking about the entire system, from communism and its benefits and life under communism to the current trend of forgetting what communism really ...

Here's a list of American politicians I support and American politicians I don't support. See if you can make out what the common denominators are:   SUPPORT George W. Bush Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Condi Rice Colin Powell Joe Liebermann John McCain Al Gore (until 2002) Ronald Reagan   NO SUPPORT John Kerry Al Gore (since 2002) Barack Obama Nancy Pelosi Ron Paul David Duke Robert Byrd Jimmy Carter (double)   N...

After some consideration I have decided to support Kosovo'sindependence. Serbia's choice of allies and Kosovo's attitude towardsAmerica and Israel contributed to my decision. It will be interesting to see how the Muslim world reacts to a country that a) was carved out of another country and is the result of occupation of parts of that country c) has seen refugees leave the country who would probably be entitled to a “right of return” d) and has the support of America and wins ...