Endless Wars

Endless Wars

We hear a lot these days about “endless wars.” A short list of protracted wars since World War II might include the Vietnam War, the Israeli-Arab wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Lebanese civil war, the Soviet-Afghan war, the Iran-Iraq war, and the...
Who’s Winning the Ideological War?

Who’s Winning the Ideological War?

Taking a Wider View of the Middle East Crisis Israel seems to be winning the wars against its enemies—Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. At the same time, it may be losing the propaganda wars. At least, that’s my impression from following the news and from talking with...
Keep Your Eye on the Ideology

Keep Your Eye on the Ideology

Taking a Wider View of the Middle East Crisis Israel seems to be winning the wars against its enemies—Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. At the same time, it may be losing the propaganda wars. At least, that’s my impression from following the news and from talking with...
Falling Off the Demographic Cliff

Falling Off the Demographic Cliff

Friends who visit Europe with large families in tow tell me they soon become “tourist attractions” themselves. Europeans are used to Muslims with large families. But Americans? People from a prosperous developed nation? How odd. Don’t they know that children get in...