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Thursday December 28, 2017
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I was going to be a psychic but there’s no future in it.
— Dave Weinbaum

NEVER AGAIN?

[THURSDAY'S issue begins after this note. But before going there, PLEASE read this large font, but actually short, letter. ]

We are nearing the end of this calendar year and JWR's last attempt at a "resource raiser" for the next.

If you haven't donated this year -- or haven't donated ever -- I'm asking, basically begging, you to PLEASE RECONSIDER.

It may well be your last chance to do so.

That's because the recently signed tax overhaul bill, according to experts, will shortly plummet the number of those who'll be eligible to give. The charitable deduction, currently available to 30 percent of tax filers, will soon go as low as 5 percent.

PLEASE take advantage of the tax rules as they currently are.

Why feed a bloated government your hard earned resources -- only to be wasted -- when you can help sustain a worthy cause that's starving, barely surviving?

JWR needs your support. I can't stress this enough.

Nobody is asking you to donate a tidy sum --- just "sum-thing". Anything, actually.

A pittance to you can be a lifeline to us.

Those aren't empty words. It's the truth!

You know you want to help but just haven't gotten around to it. Please just finally do it. Don't push it off any longer.

Should you do so, given the pending legislation, it may well be too late.

"Never again" would be just that.

All donations are tax-deductible. They can be made through our secure online site or by making out a check and mailing it to the sponsoring foundation (Keren Yehoshua V'Yisroel/JWR) -- marked in the "memo section" for "Internet Education Project" -- at:

Keren Yehoshua V'Yisroel/JWR
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Tax ID: 22-3209160

In gratitude and friendship,
Binyamin L. Jolkovsky
Editor in Chief

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News of the Weird: Least Competent Criminals

Virginia Postrel: These are not dark times

Mary Schmich: The real 2017 word of the year

Rex Huppke: Go ahead, call me names; I can take it

Larry O'Connor: How would Joe and Mika's courtship survive NBC's new anti-harassment guidelines?

Larry Elder: Why is Maxine Waters Silent on The Terrorist Drug-Dealing Probe That Obama Shut Down?

Ed Rogers: Future presidents may thank Trump for acknowledging Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Cal Thomas: The UK's consequential embrace of secularism

Bob Tyrrell: Donald Trump's Very Good Year

Afshin Molavi: The top four global stories of 2017 you might have missed

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What's the most embarrassing way you've ever injured yourself?

Jeff Jacoby: Trump's Russia policies are proving surprisingly tough

George Will: Government can't afford for its anti-smoking efforts to succeed

Mallard Filmore


THINK TOONS

Sean Delonas

Lisa Benson

Daryl Cagle

Dave Granlund

Steve Kelley

Jeff Koterba

Dana Summers

Dana Summers BONUS!

Gary Varvel

Michael Ramirez


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If I forget thee
By Rabbi Yonason Goldson

Don't under-estimate the importance of the recent UN vote. It's about a lot more than merely Jerusalem and an embassy



Kooky?
The unacceptable, fake right sought a way to evade the government and tech-firm control. What they found was profit
By Craig Timberg

Bitcoin's boom is a boon for extremist groups



Build A Better Kid
Want confident teens? Encourage them to help strangers
By Lois M. Collins

Research reveals that adolescents who help people they don't know have higher self-esteem --- and it's not a fleeting change. The benefits of helping strangers can be seen at least a year later



Wealth Strategies
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By Michele Lerner



Just because housing costs are high, doesn't mean you can't strike gold



Wellness
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By Ariana Eunjung Cha

Conventional wisdom disproven in study, published in JAMA, examining data from 51,145 adults over age 50



Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
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Chip Bok

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Dana Summers

Dana Summers BONUS!

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Michael Ramirez BONUS!


[ I N S I G H T ]

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Paul Greenberg: I have no name

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Tyler Cowen: The year when the Internet collides with reality

Ed Rogers: Will the 2018 elections be about Trump or peace and prosperity?

Eric Posner: America is nowhere near a constitutional crisis

Dick Morris: Trump Economic Policies Are Likely to Succeed

David Weigel: Dems build case against tax bill, but won't call for repeal. Why?

Michelle Malkin: Honoring 2017's Bulldogs

Jonah Goldberg: Trump's list of accomplishments isn't small, but the party is running the show

Walter Williams: Educational Rot

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