North Korea continued its show of force this week, launching multiple short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea and firing air-to-surface missiles from its Sukhoi jets. The tests came on the eve of an important North Korean holiday and South Korea’s general elections.
Click Here to ContinueIt is farcical that an abusive, tyrannical government would seek the world’s support to help those who it consistently abuses and tyrannizes. Yet, as usual, Iran has many sympathetic friends in the West who are echoing Tehran’s talking points.
Click Here to ContinueHere is Newt’s point of view on the challenges we are facing in the world today.
A major key to beating the new coronavirus will be the development of a range of therapies which will let us lead normal lives as we defeat the disease.
Click Here to ContinueThere are simply too many developing stories to follow in the world. To make things easier, we narrowed them down to five that you should really watch next week:
April 9, 1865, exactly 145 years ago to the day of this writing, marked the symbolic end of the bloodiest, most challenging chapter in American history. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Yes, the American Civil War officially continued for several weeks afterward, but it effectively ended with Lee’s surrender.
Click Here to ContinueThe Jewish story is relevant to everyone as we endure this pandemic and adversity more generally, not just to Jews. Of course, we find in the Jewish experience the will to survive hardship, even tragedy, and the ability to flourish when the dust settles.
Click Here to ContinueNewt updates from Rome, where Italy reported a decline in COVID-19 cases which dropped to 2.3% yesterday. If this trend-line continues, it’s very hopeful news for the country.
The Jewish story is relevant to everyone as we endure this pandemic and adversity more generally, not just to Jews. Of course, we find in the Jewish experience the will to survive hardship, even tragedy, and the ability to flourish when the dust settles.
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