Jewish World Review
Tuesday February 03, 2015


Two things can't be bought: charm and luck.
— Jewish saying

UPDATED


David Limbaugh: Obama's Mad Dash to the Finish Line

Mallard Fillmore

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Big Crime

Lenore Skenazy: The Rats Also Known as Teenagers

Tom Purcell: Why Unemployed Men Don't Do Housework

Margaret Carlson: Politicians will brave even no-show snowstorms

Paul Greenberg: Welcome, troublemaker

Bernard Goldberg: It's Time for the Flat Tax

Byron York: Public opinion left out of picture in Obama immigration drive

Joseph Curl: The lesson for Hillary Clinton in Mitt Romney's decision

Rich Lowry: The 'violating' of Ukraine

Richard W. Rahn: Putin funding environmental groups to block U.S. oil and gas production

Wesley Pruden: Scott Walker and a midwinter breakout (SMART)

Robert D. Kaplan and Dafna H. Rand: Dictatorship ain't what it used to be

Lib columnist Jackson Diehl: Obama's fight with his own party over foreign policy

Boy, 9, suspended for threatening to use 'Hobbit' magic

House Benghazi committee to review secret Hillary tapes on Libya

Thomas Sowell: Stormy Weather and Politics


THINK TOONS


Nate Beeler

Lisa Benson

Chip Bok

Paul Combs

John Deering

Bob Englehart

David Fitzsimmons

Glenn Foden

Bob Gorrell

Walt Handelsman

Joe Heller

Jerry Holbert

Lee Judge

Jimmy Margulies

RJ Matson

Milt Priggee

Rob Rogers

Jeff Stahler

Dana Summers

Kirk Walters

Kirk Walters BONUS!

Dan Wasserman

Michael Ramirez


Reality Check
Will Obama Give In to Iran? He Already Has.
By Jonathan Tobin

Though Bibi blundered, rather than discussing Netanyahu's chutzpah, Americans should be asking some of the same questions as the Israelis



The Plot Thickens
Netanyahu rivals accused of taking illegal U.S. campaign finance dollars
By Valerie Richardson

President Obama's strained relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took another hit Sunday amid reports from Israel that a former Obama political strategist is working to unseat Mr. Netanyahu in the March election



Kulturkampf
Huckabee, former preacher, cites Jewish observance in position against gay marriage
By Philip Ross

Undeclared presidential candidate proud to be "unevolved"



Passionate Parenting
You can be a better parent (Part 3)
By Kim Giles

How to reconnect with a child through acceptance, respect, trust and unconditional love.

Seven tips for parents






Keep What's Yours
Tax Savings for the Wealthy
By Kiplinger's Personal Finance editors

Upper-income taxpayers should make these moves throughout the year to keep their bill low at tax time. Here are the areas where you should look for savings



Stock Watch
Best Dividend Stocks for Bear Markets
By Carolyn Bigda

Some dividend stocks have a better record than others. Here, we’ve identified nine such firms based on their performance during three hostile periods



Gezunt/ On health
Knee Replacements: Are You Too Young, Too Old, Too Fat, or Too Active?
By Sarah Baldauf

The implants have improved, yet patients are also more demanding + 8 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR KNEES



Nutrition
Americans Are Obsessed With Protein, But They're Eating It All Wrong
By Samantha Olson

Scientists have known for decades that protein builds lean muscle mass, provides a feeling of fullness, and can help aid in weight loss. So why now?



Prevention
All That Hoppy Beer You Hate Might Save Your Brain From Dementia
By Anthony Rivas

Many a beer drinker has heard about the health benefits of red wine over the past few years. In fact, there have been so many studies on the supposed elixir of life that there’s a good chance some beer drinkers, looking to confer the same benefits, have converted into wine connoisseurs. But convert not my fellow beer drinker, for beer also confers some health benefits, according to a new study, which found a compound within can ward off dementia and other cognitive decline



Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Nick Malgieri

How to make TARALLI -- both sweet and spicy -- like an authentic Italian grandmother



4 books


[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S  ]

Archie
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




Robert Arial

Nate Beeler

Lisa Benson

Chip Bok

Cameron Cardow

John Cole

Randall Enos

Glenn Foden

Bob Gorrell

Joe Heller

Jerry Holbert

Jimmy Margulies

Gary McCoy

Rick McKee

Milt Priggee

Kevin Siers

Dana Summers

Michael Ramirez

[ I N S I G H T ]

Joseph Epstein: Sound Familiar? A report from the battlefield in the war on cliches

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: The New Normal; First-World Problems

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

Gina Barreca: Standing on the world's platform waiting for the Fame Train to arrive

Fingers Malloy: I hate hypocrisy. You know, there should be a law.......

Star Parker: Freedom is Best Way to Help Low-Income Students

Robert Fulford: Prickly purists: Hysteria and silliness over terms that describe race

(THOUGHT PROVOKING) Robert J. Samuelson: What if everything we know about the 'housing bubble' turned out to be wrong?

Jeff Jacoby: No, 2014 wasn't the 'warmest year in history'

Paul Greenberg: Lost words, lost worlds

Bruce Bialosky: Obama's Anti-Israel Attitude

Jack Kelly: Tackling terrorism: Obama still dithers as the violence escalates

David Shribman: What isn't being said about the 2016 election

Megan McArdle: Hillary's late start won't stop punches

Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans should plan for post-Obamacare world

Jonathan Bernstein: Two takeaways from Romney's latest

Clinton's Libya war push armed Benghazi rebels with suspected al Qaeda ties

George Will: Letting the air out of America's season of wretched excess

Mallard Filmore

Dry Bones




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