This might strike you as strange, but I think the fact that individual donations to liberal organizations, including Planned Parenthood, are increasing is great news. Not because I support these organizations and want them to have funds to carry out their objectives; I don’t. However, the increase in donations reflects a fear that government funds...
Question: I am contemplating obtaining life insurance for our family. It is very confusing all together. Is it worth it or are we wasting our money? Overall what is your view? Thank you Maria L. Answer: Dear Maria, There are really two questions we think we hear you asking. (1) Is it okay to make...
Thomas Sowell, one of the nation’s finest economists and writers has just announced that he will no longer be writing his regular column. If you have not read his articles and books, you are impoverished. Change that. He has the rare talent of explaining complex ideas in palatable bites and the wisdom and insight to …
When I was nine, I saved up every penny to fulfill my yearning for an electric train. Finally, I ran to the hobby store. Arriving home, I set up the circular track. My little engine, pulling two coaches and a caboose, circled endlessly, repeatedly passing the same wooden station and plastic trees I set up...
The ancient Greek philosopher, Diogenes, famously carried a lantern as he looked futilely for an honest man. We’re talking over 2,000 years ago, so maybe we can put the current media hysteria about fake news in perspective. However, the reality is that many of us today see reporters, TV hosts, bloggers and columnists as partisan...
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Question: My Mom passed away suddenly in April. She had been having intestinal issues for a couple of months & I finally figured out it was from a prescription she was taking. I had the doctor change it, but less than a week later, she died. I blame myself for not discovering sooner the...
Years ago, the little yeshiva in Skokie, Illinois, had a pathetic basketball team. Just a bunch of slightly nerdy kids stumbling around the court. Their star forward dribbled like a drunk trying to stomp a cockroach. They were so low in the Jewish schools’ league that they usually fell off the bottom of the page....
Our friend, Michael Medved, often points out that the media thrives on bad news. This can give you a skewed and pessimistic view of life. I had to chuckle when I saw the Wall Street Journal main headline today, “Dollar Rise Triggers Global Turmoil.” Not, “The Dollar Is Doing Great,” or “Confidence Soars with Trump’s …
My husband and I spend a fair amount of time filming our TV show, Ancient Jewish Wisdom on the TCT network. We used to work on our set in Marion, IL, but recently we started taping in the Akron, OH studio. Every time we have been there, we interact with a large number of station...
