Jewish World Review
Thursday December 18, 2014


What is just is always right.
— Jewish saying

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Victor Davis Hanson: Are drone strikes more defensible than torture? (STELLAR)

Mallard Fillmore

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Weird Scenes

Meghan Daum: Voicemail and mortality

Froma Harrop: Pottersville Goes Online (SAD, BUT TRUE!)

Bob Tyrrell: Bogus stories abound in our pathetic press

Laura Hollis: Accomplished, successful and 'white'? Feel guilty or else! (OUCH!)

Larry Elder: 'Racial' Cop Stories That Didn't Make the Cut

Blind boy's cane replaced with pool noodle by school as punishment

Michael Reagan: A Time for Torture

Debra J. Saunders: Some men think the Almighty talks to them; others hear scientific warnings

Paul Greenberg: When the big news isn't news (SUPERB)

Charles Hurt: Communism chic: Obama, with nothing to lose, embraces Cuba

Rusty Humphries: Sony needs 'Team America: World Police'

Cal Thomas: Why release a report on the CIA in wartime?

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: President and Congress are heedless to the limits of their power

Ann Coulter: One in five people who write for Rolling Stone are morons

George Will: A license to debate: State takes aim at the First Amendment


THINK TOONS


Eric Allie

Lisa Benson

Joep Bertrams

Chip Bok

Cameron Cardow

Paul Combs

Bill Day

Matt Davies

John Deering

Bob Englehart

Jerry Holbert

Marian Kamensky

Steve Kelley

Jimmy Margulies

Rick McKee

Dana Summers

Gary Varvel

Gary Varvel BONUS!

Michael Ramirez


Thought
Is Chanukah a universal holiday?
By Rabbi Hillel Goldberg

Clearing up misconceptions



Controversy!
Swastika Supporters Want Hanukkah Wrapping Paper Back On Walgreens Shelves
By Zoe Mintz

Several religious groups are outraged after Walgreens decided to issue a national recall on Hanukkah wrapping paper that contained a subtle swastika pattern



Personal Growth
How to banish doubt and live a life you love
By Megan Shauri

The key to happiness lies within yourself, but doubts and fear can stand in our way. Here are ways to banish your doubts and help yourself to live a life you love.



Build a Better Child
Teaching your children the art of negotiation
By Becky Rickman

Life is sometimes about the art of negotiation. Why not teach your children that art to prepare them for the world?






Investing
REVEALED: An financial pundit divulges a dirty little secret
By Morgan Housel

You may never view 'expert' advice the same way again



Consumer Intelligence
How to Buy Discount Gift Cards
By Cameron Huddleston

You can save money by purchasing gift cards for less than face value online






Prevention
Scientists Invent An Ingredient That Makes You Feel Full
By Samantha Olson

A new food ingredient that can make you feel fuller may be the solution for our obesity epidemic



Alert!
Are you a Senior or Know One? Eye Vitamins Don't Do What You Think They Do
By Chris Weller

A new study finds 11 top-selling brands don't line up with the current recommendations for people hoping to prevent eye diseases like macular degeneration.



Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Diane Rossen Worthington

Crispy Potato Scallion Pancakes with Maple Pear Apple Sauce are Not Just for Hanukkah (Incl. time-tested tips, techniques)



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[ I N S I G H T ]

Ben Carson: Dems' Wasteful Torture Report

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: The New Math; The Aristocrats!

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

Ana Veciana-Suarez: Catalogs buy us our dreams

Kathleen Parker: A wildfire of corruption

John Stossel: Governing vs. Giving

Michelle Malkin: Jeb Bush: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Waterboy

Roger Simon: (Burp) Here Comes Mitt!

Nat Hentoff: When will court trials begin on CIA torturers and their government authorizers?

Charles Hurt : Welcome to lawless Obama's America, hombres!

Federal judge rules Obama amnesty order unconstitutional power grab

Mom calls into C-SPAN to scold on-air pundit sons: Stop arguing

Jonah Goldberg: Jonathan Gruber should've been Time's Person of the Year

Dana Milbank: Elizabeth Warren is not the Left's Ted Cruz. She is the Left's Jim DeMint

Dick Morris: Hillary fears Warren-ted

Walter Williams: Should Profiling Be Banned?

Mallard Filmore

Dry Bones




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