Jewish World Review
Tuesday October 21, 2014


Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner.
— Amy Bloom

UPDATED


Dennis Prager: The Media Are Much Scarier than Ebola

Mallard Fillmore

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Gee, that certainly explains it!

Byron York: Political campaign actually a ruse?

David Shribman: A small-town hero goes home; loved more for who he is than for what he's done

Tom Purcell: Let's salute the self-employed --- how they will save the country

David Limbaugh: Criminalizing Innocent Christian Behavior

Michele Bachmann threatened by Islamic State, assigned security detail

'Breaking Bad' action figure sold at Toys 'R' Us comes with fake meth

Cal Thomas: Houston pastors fight censorship challenge

Cokie and Steve Roberts: The Romney revival

Lib columnist Dana Milbank: Obama, the pariah president

Michael Barone: Does the End of History Result in Political Decay?

Rich Lowry: The self-indulgent triviality of the Ferguson protests

Wesley Pruden: It was a dark and stormy Democratic night

Debra J. Saunders: Spare Me the Sermon on Seizing Sermons

Jack Kelly: ObamaCare, ISIS and now Ebola: A president you can believe in

Mona Charen: Does Obama Care About People?

Thomas Sowell: Predatory Journalism


THINK TOONS


Robert Arial

Robert Arial BONUS!

Nate Beeler

Lisa Benson

Chip Bok

Cameron Cardow

John Cole

Paul Combs

John Darkow

John Darkow BONUS!

John Deering

John Deering BONUS!

Bob Englehart

Glenn Foden

Glenn Foden BONUS!

Glenn Foden BONUS!

Bob Gorrell

Joe Heller

Jerry Holbert

Jeff Koterba

Jimmy Margulies

Jimmy Margulies BONUS!

Gary McCoy

Milt Priggee

Milt Priggee BONUS!

Steve Sack

Dana Summers

Dana Summers BONUS!

Gary Varvel

Gary Varvel BONUS!

Gary Varvel BONUS!

Larry Wright

Michael Ramirez


Culture & Custom
Holy Tongue
By Mordechai Schiller

What you probably never knew about Hebrew --- biblical and modern



Reality Check
Why Are Israelis Dazed and Confused?
By Marc Schulman

How can Israel and the rest of the world so misunderstand each other?



The Power of One
How you can change the world right now --- No, really!
By Kim Giles

How we can be less discouraged and more empowered to make a difference






Consumer Intelligence
Ways to Save $1,000 by Black Friday
By Cameron Huddleston

Cut your expenses to finance holiday purchases with cash rather than credit. Here's how



Investing
Why Stocks Keep Plunging and What to Do Now
By Manuel Schiffres

The news is glum on several fronts, but the prospects for a recession remain slim. It’s important to stick with your plan



The Kid's Doctor
Prebiotics and probiotics both aid digestion
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

Lately, I've been hearing and reading a lot about the value of prebiotics and probiotics in children's diets. What, parents wonder, is the difference between the two?



Gezunt/ On Health
Before Damage is Done: Online Alzheimer's tests unscientific and inaccurate
By Harvard Health Letters

Where the tests examined fall short in several important ways






Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Linda Gassenheimer

Thick and hearty Italian-Greek soup is a quick fusion meal in a bowl


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One Big Happy
Prickly City
Shoe
The Wizard of Id





Eric Allie
Nate Beeler
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Lisa Benson
Chip Bok
Chip Bok BONUS!
Cameron Cardow
Cameron Cardow BONUS!
Cameron Cardow
John Darkow
John Deering
John Deering BONUS!
John Deering BONUS!
Bob Gorrell
Jerry Holbert
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Taylor Jones
Taylor Jones BONUS!
Mike Keefe
Steve Kelley
Rick McKee
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Milt Priggee
Steve Sack
Michael Ramirez
Michael Ramirez BONUS!





[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]

Gary Lee Clothier: Stump Mr. Know-It-All

Ask Doctor K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.: Coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Consumer Reports® on JWR: Car mechanic fiction vs. fact



Rachel Raskin-Zrihen: Downright Orwellian

Monica Crowley: Why Americans are no longer inclined to trust their government






[ I N S I G H T ]

Mark Steyn: Why the real battle for America is over culture, not elections

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: That Entrepreneurial Spirit

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

Mitch Albom: Some naked truth about sexting teens

Paul Greenberg: One picture said it all

Jonah Goldberg: The return of the Clinton Democrats (not really)

Bernard Goldberg: Is Everything Political in the Obama Administration?

Suzanne Fields: A Different Gun Fight at Gender Gap in the 'War on Women'

Mona Charen: The Equal Pay Delusion

Michael Reagan: Government Malpractice

Michael Barone: Hispanics Seem to Be Souring on Obama Dems

Bruce Bialosky: IRS Still Not Getting the Message

David Limbaugh: Fascist Leftists in Houston

Debra J. Saunders: Hillary Walks on a Cloud

Dana Milbank: The nasty politicization of Ebola

Diana West: Will Obama order troops to fight Ebola in Liberia clinics?

Wesley Pruden: The deadly virus in the electorate

Linda Chavez: Ebola Fear Factor

Laura Hollis: Language in the Service of Life

Rich Lowry:The god that failed

George Will: Officially Killing Americans

Charles Krauthammer: Ebola vs. civil liberties

Mallard Filmore

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