Netanyahu always says “What you own belongs to me.” In addition to the regular lethal American and Israeli attacks on Iran, last week alone the Israeli military killed 13 Gazans and 13 Lebanese. Gaza is now 70% Israeli occupied, contrary to what was agreed upon in the…
The concept of Greater Israel comes from Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism. In Herzl’s words Greater Israel is a Jewish State consisting of the territory from the Nile River in Egypt to the Euphrates River in Iraq, a much larger area than Palestine out of which Zionists have created…
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding to serve as a framework for talks over the next 60 days—but both sides seem to have different versions of the agreement. From Trump’s “toll free” version of the Strait of Hormuz, to Israel doubling down on plans…
The Jewish duke who played Europe against itself. The story begins in Portugal around 1524, where a boy named João Miques was born into a family that had been forced to convert to Christianity under the Inquisition. His father, Agostinho Micas, was a physician and professor at the…
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health traces how one of America’s most recognizable children’s meals was shaped by the same corporate strategies that helped sell cigarettes. Tobacco giant Philip Morris used its cigarette-industry playbook to develop and market “hyper-palatable” foods — including Lunchables and…
Dear Vice President Vance, Since this is an open letter, please indulge me as I spell out some things that you surely know but which some readers may not. Donald Trump has done the impossible. He has created a global humanitarian and political crisis, yet he…
In my years as a psychotherapist, I have sat with hundreds of people trying to make sense of their lives, their relationships, and the world around them. Over the past several years, something has changed. Conversations that used to allow room for disagreement now often collapse into anger,…
The deeper meaning of Switzerland’s latest vote. The recent Swiss referendum rejecting immigration limits, with roughly 55% of voters opposing the SVP (Swiss People’s Party) initiative, was celebrated by government officials and business representatives as a triumph of “openness and pragmatism.” Their relief was revealing. For whom…
On June 14, President Trump will host his extravagant $60 million Freedom 250 event. Ari Emanuel, the CEO of TKO Group Holdings Inc., owns the UFC. He is the brother of Rahm and Ezekiel Emanuel. Rahm was the White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration, and Ezekiel is…
Well, when news broke that Israel had bombed the southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday afternoon, the Iranians started gearing up for promised retaliation only to be dissuaded by a Donald Trump bribe. Iran and the US reportedly were closing in on an agreement based on Iran’s 14-point…
