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Jewish World Review

March 19, 2013


Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.  —   Mitch Albom


UPDATED

( Missed yesterday's issue? You need not. Upon finishing today's offerings, please continue a bit further down to read it.)


Dennis Prager: Even If Your Child is a Homosexual . . .

Mallard Fillmore

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Doping on Ice

Sharon Randall: If you want to see spring, don't look for it

Lenore Skenazy: Who are the actual 'gun nuts'? When schools turn into insane asylums

Tom Purcell: Income tax 101

Christine M. Flowers: A word to the whines --- it was just some high jinks

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Freedom to make stupid decisions

Debra J. Saunders: San Francisco's New Muzzle Zone

Wesley Pruden: The puzzling papacy of Pope Francis

Dick Morris: Beat Obama Over Spending

Mona Charen: Self-Flagellation Republican Style

Rich Lowry: A victory for missile defense

Dale McFeatters: What Obama's visit to Israel lacks in substance, it makes up for in symbolism

Dana Milbank: The Grand Old Punt

David Limbaugh: Trouble Brewing in GOP

Byron York: Don't blame campaign aides for GOP's woes

Thomas Sowell: Gifted Hands (Dr. Benjamin Carson)

Cal Thomas: Pols who decide death --- and guarantee life

THINK TOONS

Baloo

Lisa Benson

John Deering

John Deering BONUS!

Glenn Foden

Glenn Foden BONUS!

Jake Fuller

Bob Gorrell

Joe Heller

Jerry Holbert

Lee Judge

Rob Rogers

Dana Summers

Michael Ramirez


worth considering?
A Pope in Judaism?
By Jeff Jacoby

You don't have to be Catholic to pray that the cardinals have chosen well



controversey!
Why Debate the Jewish State?
By Jonathan Tobin

There are some instances in which there is no choice but to acknowledge opposing arguments and to answer them.

How and why



reality check
USAID to put $300 million into women's rights in Afghanistan
By Paige McClanahan

Can aid agencies and other foreign actors, even with $300 million, truly influence attitudes in a society that has so long treated women as second-class citizens?



gezunt/ on health
8 Food Safety Myths Busted
By Sharon Palmer, R.D.

You can protect yourself against foodborne illness by getting accurate information. Our food safety expert cuts through the hype on some of today's most widespread food safety myths






in the money
Biases that make you a bad investor
By Morgan Housel

So many investors -- maybe most -- fail to beat a basic index fund. Why?



etc.
When 'Sam Spade' is the police
By Alana Semuels

Residents across cash-strapped states are increasingly being forced to turn to private detectives as cities and towns cut police forces to contend with deep budget cuts



ess, ess/ eat, eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Elizabeth Passarella

Silky, rich and milky with just the tiniest bit of tang, these symphony of flavors make an ABSOLUTELY PERFECT PASTA SAUCE




[ D A I L Y     I N S P I R A T I O N ]

Step By Step: A Daily Program for Self-improvement
Compiled by Rabbi Dovid Weinberger

There are no days off for Olympic hopefuls. If you want to be a champion, you have to practice every single day. The same is true if you want to be a "mentsh." This daily program will help you become a better person by working on a single character trait each week. If one week's area of improvement -- or the author -- doesn't interest you, try another.

THIS WEEK: Influencing the Public for the Good by Rabbi Menachem Nissel

TODAY: Reaching for the Stars

4 books




[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S  ]


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



Chuck Asay
Lisa Benson
Chip Bok
John Deering
Bob Gorrell
Walt Handelsman
Steve Kelley
Steve Kelley BONUS!
Jeff Stahler
Dana Summers
Gary Varvel
Michael Ramirez

(Attention working columnists and editorial cartoonists: Think you have what it takes to be featured on JWR? Drop us a note by clicking here. Readers, please make suggestions, as well.)

[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]

Bookmark These: Lowering stress at tax time

Ask Doctor K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.: How to clear child's bedroom of stimuli that may disrupt sleep

Bruce Williams on JWR: First things first: get a job; paying off home early


Peter Brookes: Right Move on Missile Defense

Amb. Richard Carlson: The World Needs English VOA



[ I N S I G H T ]

Mark Steyn: An unstable truce with the Axis of Crazy

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: That Entrepreneurial Spirit

Mitch Albom: Live in your office? You might at Google

Diane Farr: Mommies gone wild

Arnold Ahlert: Training Kids to be Traumatized Wimps

Kathleen Parker: A TV cop helps victims get a shot at justice

Dale McFeatters: Visit the USA! It's not as much hassle anymore

David Shribman: A former president's correspondence reveals the power of letters, and the powerlessness of aging

Debra J. Saunders: Smoke Gets in Your Rights

Dana Milbank: Conservative Confab Turns Into A Three-Day Therapy Session

Dick Morris: Beat Obama Over Spending

Jack Kelly: The royal presidency: Obama cuts White House tours while spending on himself

Bernard Goldberg: Don't Blame Him --- He's Only the President

Star Parker: Let Israel trip open President Obama's eyes

Mallard Filmore

Dry Bones

Bill O': How the Feds Are Conning You

George Will: What comes after 'I do'?: The shaky science of gay marriage

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