“Esmail Qaani is, unfortunately, alive,” someone joked on social media Wednesday. I actually don’t know
Category: politics
So Long, Safieddine
The world knew Hashem Safieddine’s name for exactly a week before the IDF buried him
One Year Later, Israel Forces ‘New Reality’ In Mideast
Hamas still has some rockets. On the (exceedingly grim) anniversary of the October 7 attacks,
Quds Chief Qaani, Hezbollah’s Safieddine Incommunicado After Israeli Strike
When Ali Khamenei led the Friday prayer in Tehran for the first time since Qassem
Down The Barrel
Ali Khamenei led the Friday prayer in Tehran. He spoke of the enemy and of
My Only Friend, The End…
It’s probably time to start gaming out post-Khamenei scenarios for Iran. Joe Biden’s (possibly errant)
‘Judgment Day’
“Here’s the truth,” Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday, addressing the UN General Assembly. “Israel yearns for
Dear World: He’s Not Listening To Us Anymore. You’re On Your Own.
It doesn’t seem, to this observer anyway, that Israel’s interested in deescalating the situation in
Israel’s Pissed
I wrote to an old friend in Ra’anana on Sunday. He has a family and
Ibrahim Aqil, Signing Off
Relentless. Unremitting. Unsparing. The IDF and Mossad on Friday dealt still another grievous blow to
Over And Out
“You threw out your pager, right? Because –” “Yeah, yeah, of course. Did you see
Paging Hassan Nasrallah
“Is your pager hot? Because my pager’s hot.” We talk a lot about how dangerous
Demographics Matter
Demographics matter. A lot. And in everything. Elections are no exception. In fact, elections are
God Save Our Pets
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs!” Donald Trump boomed, to incredulous chuckles from Kamala Harris
She’s Coming For The Millions You Don’t Have
Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of patience for the tax debate in America. Maybe
Macron Incurs Ire Of French Left With Barnier Appointment
I’d be remiss on Thursday not to briefly mention Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint Michel
Chaos Entrepreneurs
There’s a bull market in political polarization. In turn, the political center — “the establishment,”
No Prisoners
Three of the six Israeli hostages who were discovered Saturday in a tunnel under Rafah
Israel Launches Massive West Bank Operation
The Israeli military’s in “the first stages” of a sweeping operation in the West Bank,
Bloody Inanity
Israel and Hezbollah have reached the point of sheer, blatant inanity. On Sunday, the IDF
Mood Swings
US consumer moods improved marginally early this month, apparently in response to Joe Biden’s decision
Meanwhile, In Ukraine News…
Ukraine invaded Russia the other day which is — you know — funny. That’s not
Betting On ‘Weird’
She went with Mr. “weird.” Kamala Harris chose Midwestern dad Tim Walz as her running mate
In Wild Escalation, Israel Assassinates Ismail Haniyeh In Iran
When an Israeli airstrike killed high-ranking Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in a Beirut suburb on
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