Jewish World Review
Monday January 05, 2015


I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
— George Burns

UPDATED


Victor Davis Hanson: The ironies of oil (THOUGHT PROVOKING)

Mallard Fillmore

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Least Competent Criminals; How relatively easy it is to sell sand to Arabs

Suzanne Fields: Life can be good in the sunset years, but political concerns grow

Froma Harrop: Hollywood, Women and Angelina

Robert J. Samuelson: Five economic stories to watch in 2015

Rich Lowry: Oprah's unwitting lesson for Ferguson

Bob Tyrrell: A Night Out With the Clintons and Their Brain Trust

Greg Crosby: The Inequality Problem

Bernard Goldberg: Chuck Todd and the Rosetta Stone of Liberal Bias

Linda Chavez: Iran Remains Our Biggest Threat

Laura Hollis: The Cops' Tea Party

Wesley Pruden: Success in a curious turn in Washington

Cal Thomas: Studying ISIS and ourselves

Larry Elder: 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Activists --- and Historical Ignorance (GUTSY)

Mona Charen: Who Had the Worst Year?

Ann Coulter: Libs: If the shoe doesn't fit, make everyone wear it

Thomas Sowell: A Year of Anniversaries

George Will: A strike against rent-seeking

Charles Krauthammer: Nylons for nothing in Cuba


THINK TOONS


Lisa Benson

Chip Bok

Paul Combs

John Deering

Glenn Foden

Joe Heller

Steve Kelley

Jeff Koterba

RJ Matson

Gary McCoy

Rob Rogers

Jeff Stahler

Dana Summers

Adam Zyglis

Michael Ramirez


No Love Lost
'Palestinian' push for statehood bombs at United Nations
By Louis Charbonneau

Will failed Arab bravado against America, Israel result in negotiating disadvantage?



Controversy!
Brandeis University's latest moment of shame
By Abraham H. Miller

Historically Jewish school at center of yet another scandal



Passionate Parenting
You can be a better parent (Part 1)
By Kim Giles

The first three things a parent can do to improve their relationship with a child



Live Life
10 things you'll regret not doing in 10 years
By Megan Shauri

Here are 10 things you can start doing now, whether you are 25 or 75, that you will be glad you did 10 years from now






Keep What's Yours
Smart Year-End Tax Strategies for Investors
By Sandra Block

Spend some time today trimming your tax bill for 2014



Consumer Intelligence
Trade In Your Unwanted Gift Cards
By Cameron Huddleston

You can now exchange gift cards from other retailers. But there's a catch






Science Non-Fiction!
2014's Huge Medical Breakthroughs Prove The Future Really Is Here
By Dana Dovey

This year has been a great year for health innovation



Weird Science
Find Your 'Creative Peak' With This Beer
By Anthony Rivas

As if you didn't need another reason to drink



Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Sara Kate Gillingham

Hearty Mexican Chicken Soup is an easy, sumptuous and brightly flavored crowd pleaser



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Archie
Dilbert
Ripleys Believe It Or Not!
Andy Capp
Bliss
The Born Loser
Frank & Ernest
The Grizzwells
Herman
Moderately Confused
One Big Happy
Prickly City
Shoe
The Wizard of Id





Lisa Benson
Daryl Cagle
John Darkow
John Deering
Bob Gorrell
Jerry Holbert
Steve Kelley
Dana Summers
Adam Zyglis
Michael Ramirez

[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]

Living Smart by Angie Hicks: Help your small space live large

Ask Doctor K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.: Corticosteroids reduce inflammation of eczema

Bruce Williams on JWR: First wife collects benefits on man's social security; screwed up his financial life


Phil Perrier: New perspective on growing old

Neil Steinberg: USA's 2014 Report Card: Good work, could do better







[ I N S I G H T ]

Ben Carson: The wisdom of peace through strength

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Best of the Foreign Press

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

Mary Schmich: 'I'm trying to name the trees': Some quiet thoughts in a loud world

Paul Greenberg: Happy Old Year!

Jonah Goldberg: Ringing out the year with liberal double standards

Dana Milbank: How can America inspire the Slacktivist Generation to action?

Kathleen Parker: In 2014, the joke's on us

Charles Ortel: Putin's ominous moves along Obama's road to global war, economic collapse in 2015

Michelle Malkin: Obamacare's Annus Horribilis

Donald Lambro: Hillary Clinton veers left in search of the Democratic base

John Stossel: Ignorance

Walter Williams: Libs' Use of Black People

Thomas Sowell: Are Facts Obsolete?

Mallard Filmore

Dry Bones




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