by Allan J. Feifer | Feb 4, 2025 | America Blog
As the first rounds of hostages released by Hamas parade across our TV screens, accompanied by shots of Hamas fighters enjoying a victory lap, what are we to think and believe? Whatever your next thought, it is likely incorrect. Hostage-taking, whether recently or as...
by Allan J. Feifer | Jan 28, 2025 | America Blog
T S Elliot wrote The Hollow Man 100 years ago, in 1925. It encapsulates so much of what’s wrong with us: This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. In losing our core ethos,...
by Allan J. Feifer | Jan 21, 2025 | America Blog
Affirmation now substitutes for accomplishment. Young Western women’s obsession with words of affirmation is killing them. Young women are in social freefall, disconnected from classic American society. Addiction, self-harm, deviant behavior, anti-social...
by Allan J. Feifer | Jan 14, 2025 | America Blog
Why should we care about North Korea; that’s a question many will ask. Our world is full of flashpoints. There are so many that it is difficult to focus on the ones that matter at any particular cross-section of time. This is where average Americans stop...
by Allan J. Feifer | Jan 7, 2025 | America Blog
Few people I know trust our government to be truthful. The reasons can certainly be debated, but not the reality of the level of intentional deceit perpetrated against us by our leaders. Perhaps the greatest lie of consequence is an executive-level decision by our...
by Allan J. Feifer | Dec 31, 2024 | America Blog
The recent collapse of Syria provides stark evidence that our intelligence apparatus doesn’t know everything and, conversely, can’t be counted on to provide reliable, actionable advice early enough to avoid surprises. You might believe that while our...
by Allan J. Feifer | Dec 24, 2024 | America Blog
Almost anywhere in the world I’ve been, there are three prevailing themes I hear over and over: Americans were known to be the most industrious and hard-working people they’d ever seen Wherever Americans went, they brought opportunity and change to those...
by Allan J. Feifer | Dec 17, 2024 | America Blog
Trump’s Wild Bunch returning to power signals not just a change in leadership but a focus on substance over style. Trump’s first term had a steep learning curve, and it showed. We could be forgiven if we use his first-term performance as a gauge to measure...
by Allan J. Feifer | Dec 10, 2024 | America Blog
Father may know best; however, our government seldom does! I could regale you all day with endless unmet promises by our government—trillions spent on anti-poverty programs that didn’t move the needle one inch. When the government screws up, you too rarely hear...
by Allan J. Feifer | Dec 3, 2024 | America Blog
In a competition, a leaderboard is: A board showing the ranking of leaders Next to watching paint dry, watching the ins and outs of government unfold is a close second. That’s precisely how the deep state likes it: deep, murky, and inscrutable. Of course,...
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