Jewish World Review
Thursday Dec. 31, 2015


A vain person is worse than a liar. A liar knows he is lying, whereas someone who is absorbed in his self-image of greatness, firmly believes in his delusions.
— Rabbi Yehoshua of Ostrova

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UPDATED


Jeff Jacoby: 2015 was an awful year? Look again (SPOT ON)

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

Carol Morello: Obama administration's wiretapping of Israelis scoops up talks with members of Congress

Nat Hentoff: Who is in charge at Obama's Justice Department?

Victor Davis Hanson: California leading from behind

Larry Elder: Hey, NFL, What About the Taxpayers' Concussion?

Leonid Bershidsky: Putin wants victory, not detente

Laura Hollis: Understanding Trump

Cal Thomas: Taking stock

Sahil Kapur: Six factors that could make a difference for Republicans in 2016

David Weigel: Scott Walker is a diminished figure --- except in the state he governs

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: Office Pool 2016

Debra J. Saunders: Prison: A Sure Cure for 'Affluenza'

Bob Tyrrell: Hillary's Server, Monica's Blue Dress and History

Glenn Reynolds: Playing the 'Bill card' against Hillary

George Will: Goodbye to 2015, a year of absurdity and overreach

Mallard Filmore


THINK TOONS


Chip Bok

John Cole

Bill Day

Bob Englehart

Bob Gorrell

Bob Gorrell BONUS!

Jeff Koterba

Rick McKee

Jack Ohman

Rob Rogers

Drew Sheneman

Dana Summers

Michael Ramirez

Michael Ramirez BONUS!


Seriously Funny
The World of Words is Changing --- OY!
By Mordechai Schiller


What's a Jew to do?



Worth Considering?
The Star Wars effect on Israel
By Neil Steinberg

A far-fetched view on how the movie franchise may be impacting geo-politics



Coupling
Is your marriage in trouble?
By Kim Giles


The underlying issue behind many marriage problems --- and how you can start to fix them



Gezunt/ On Health
Need an ambulance? Why you may not want the more sophisticated version
By Lena H. Sun


"It's counterintuitive," said Prachi Sanghavi, a visiting research fellow in health-care policy at Harvard Medical School and principal author of the study. "We have a tendency to believe that things labeled 'advanced' must do better."






App-titude
Just in time! Apps against drunk texting
By Caitlin Moore


From blocking your contacts to analyzing your texts, these tools will try to save you from yourself









Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Joe Yonan

A relatively simple but powerfully flavored stylish Scandinavian soup


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Archie
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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

John Deering

Bob Gorrell

Steve Kelley

Gary McCoy

Gary McCoy BONUS!

Rick McKee

Dana Summers

Michael Ramirez

Marilyn Penn: The Revenant: A Review

Cory Franklin: Donald Trump Visits The Doctor



[ I N S I G H T ]

Michelle Malkin: Defining Political Child Abuse: A Tale of Two Cruz Families

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Leading Economic Indicators

Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers

John Stossel: 2015

Stephen Carter: I'm a seer, sort of. My 2015 predictions

Mort Zuckerman: Words to Live By: Wisdom on politics and life that got me through the year

Chris Cillizza: The five big lessons from a weirdly watchable year of politics

David Ignatius: Despite the nuclear deal, Iran continues its economic sabotage

Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans need a lot of Hispanic voters, right? Wrong. Here's why

Sean Sullivan & David A. Fahrenthold: Marco Rubio's strategy: He wants to unite later by staying vague now

Jonah Goldberg: Populism from unlikely candidates

Walter Williams: Misleading and Using Blacks

Mallard Filmore

Dry Bones




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