Never to couch matters in a realistic perspective, Donald Trump is now talking of ending thousands of years of conflict between Arabs and Jews — and Persians and Jews — with a 20-point plan. Problem is, except for the United States and Israel, the other endorsing nations agreed on only a handful of the provisions: release the hostages, end the […]
When I was in Japan working in the 1970s, I recall the ever-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as what its name implied, liberal, but now it’s being billed as a conservative parliamentary force. It is, however, also no longer the majority party. Whatever it is politically, the LDP on Saturday elected ultra-conservative Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, the first […]
President Trump is sending Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Egypt as peace envoys to continue negotiations over a deal to free all hostages held by Hamas. Though the Hamas terrorist organization has signaled its readiness to release all hostages, the group has also rejected the much-ballyhooed Trump plan that includes disarmament. PLAY THE AUDIO BY PUSHING THE BUTTON […]
There’s breaking news that Hamas has signaled it is ready to release all hostages and begin negotiations with Trump and Israel. The president’s deadline, announced earlier today, of Hamas’s needing to agree to a deal by Sunday, 6 p.m. ET, appears to have brought about this development, proving me potentially wrong in my earlier assessments — if everything pans out.. […]
President Trump has just announced a 6 p.m. Sunday ET deadline for Hamas to accept his peace terms or “all hell” will be unleashed on the Gaza leadership/terrorist group. Of course, the armed group holding not only Gaza in its grip but also 48 Israeli hostages, both dead and alive, has heard the “all hell” threat before and only budged […]
The federal government is to a large extent shuttered, though you needn’t worry about the tax people. They ain’t goin’ anywhere. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has warned Demofiends, who sponsored the shutdown, that it may use the opportunity for massive staffing reductions. PLAY THE AUDIO BY PUSHING THE BUTTON BELOW An OMB memo last week […]
Jane Goodall, whose pioneering work even someone of my age studied in college, passed away today at 91 as young students gathered in Pasadena, California, to hear her speak at a scheduled appearance. It was one of the more moving scenes I’ve witnessed on television in a long time. Students were in tears upon learning of her death. “The Chimp […]
April may be the cruelest month, but October is the scariest — and not just because of the ghouls and goblins we invite into our lives. The stock market can send us all longing for warmer economic weather. Very few if any are still around from 96 years ago and the Great Crash of October 1929 that quickly spiraled into […]
Faced with pharmaceutical tariffs and other governmental pressure points, drug giant Pfizer has agreed to bring its U.S. drug prices in line with those charged in other developed nations. Pfizer’s motivation was to avoid tariffs and other pricing shocks, according to Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chief executive. As part of the deal, Pfizer will get a three-year break from pharmaceutical tariffs. […]
Does Donald Trump have a speechwriter? If he does, that person must be completely brainwashed or browbeaten or both. Why is it that his boss, the president of the United States, gives virtually the same speech regardless of the occasion and regardless of the audience? PLAY THE AUDIO BY PUSHING THE BUTTON BELOW Case in point: Secretary of Defense/War Pete […]
