Esther Goldberg
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani came calling on the Italians and the French, as part of a tour of the greedy capitalist countries who were tripping all over themselves in their eagerness to sell him the rope by which he would…
In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo.… Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. — T.S. Eliot, The Love…
On November 2, 2004, Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was shot while riding his bicycle to work. He’d produced a 10-minute film criticizing Islam’s treatment of women. The script was written by Ayaan Hirsi, a Somalian refugee and Dutch parliamentarian….
Oh, Johnny get angry, Johnny get mad Give me the biggest lecture I ever had I want a brave man, I want a cave man Johnny, show me that you care, really care for me — Joanie Sommers, “Johnny Get…
Santa was not very kind to George Will this Christmas. After months of Will’s calling Donald Trump a “vulgarian” and his supporters “invertebrates,” Trump is doing better than ever at the polls. The latest RCP national rolling average has Trump…
The word is out of joint; O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right. But I really must try, for on Monday night Donald Trump said that Hillary Clinton “got schlonged” by Barack Obama in the…
Honi soit qui mal y pense, goes an Old French saying. Shame on him who puts a bad construction on this. It’s usually attributed to King Edward III of England, following a minor, but embarrassing, mishap at his court. As…
Why is it that when a Protestant converts to Buddhism, or a Greek Orthodox converts to Messianic Christianity (as Thelasinos, one of the San Bernadino victims did), we treat it as a choice actively made by a free agent, rather…
It’s always the same question after a Muslim goes on a deadly rampage. What was the motive? And it’s always the same answer. Islam. The word means “submission.” It also means “peace” they tell you. Yes. You want peace? Submit…
There is an active shooter situation on the 1300 block of Waterman Avenue, near Orange Show Road, in San Bernardino, CA. Police have evacuated the Inland Regional Center that services people with disabilities. There are apparently 3 shooters and up to…
