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In her effort to entice people out of thought silos, Melanie’s Think Again commentary exposes readers to unconsidered facts and perspectives while taking occasional detours to write on the meaning of life. Essential to a free and fair society is an informed and thoughtful citizenry.

I Witnessed a Speech That May Change History

Melanie SturmMarch 12, 2015Israel/Anti-Semitism/Jewish/Radical IslamLeave a Comment

“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare penned, and last week I was fortunate to behold a performance for the ages, one that moved its standing-room only audience. Sitting in the gallery above a joint session … Read More

The Jew-Hatred Behind the World’s Problems

Melanie SturmFebruary 26, 2015Israel/Anti-Semitism/Jewish/Radical IslamLeave a Comment

There’s an old political saying that if your opponent is committing suicide, get out of the way. Yet Professor Sean Elias requires a response, so hateful was his odious retort in the Aspen Times to my column, … Read More

Why Coexist With a Mortal Iranian Threat?

Melanie SturmFebruary 12, 2015Israel/Anti-Semitism/Jewish/Radical IslamLeave a Comment

Imagine catching a lethal, fast-growing yet operable cancer in a child before it’s spread. The doctors assure a high survival rate, assuming traditional protocols.  Meanwhile, a third opinion proposes no treatment believing the child can … Read More

The Real Deflate-Gate: The Depressed State of Our Union

Melanie SturmJanuary 29, 2015Free EnterpriseLeave a Comment

Aired-out uproariously on Saturday Night Live, “Deflate-gate” has been a national fixation since word broke that the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs in their Super bowl birth-clinching victory over Indianapolis. The alleged cheating controversy … Read More

The Joke Must Remain On Radical Islam

Melanie SturmJanuary 15, 2015Israel/Anti-Semitism/Jewish/Radical IslamLeave a Comment

So a priest, an imam and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says, “What’s this?  A joke?” Yes, and it’s funny, so accustomed are we to religious humor and wit that pokes fun at … Read More

The Archie Bunkers of Settled Science

Melanie SturmOctober 9, 2014Environment & EnergyLeave a Comment

As if on cue, settled-science believer Auden Schendler delivered a punishing retort in the Aspen Times to my recent column, “Inconvenient Truths Denied By Climate Faithful.” Archie Bunker-like in frustration, Schendler wants me to stifle myself. If I … Read More

Joan Rivers’ Life Lessons — Can We Talk?

Melanie SturmSeptember 25, 2014Meaning of LifeLeave a Comment

God knows Joan Rivers had much to atone for every Yom Kippur, considering her trenchant wit, off-color jokes, and celebrity takedowns—though sidesplitting. Never deferential to fame and status, Rivers claimed, “I succeeded by saying what … Read More

Inconvenient Truths Denied By Climate Faithful

Melanie SturmSeptember 11, 2014Environment & EnergyLeave a Comment

At the tumultuous summer’s close, when throat-slashing, genocidal jihadists and economic malaise dominated headlines and our psyches, Hillary Clinton announced her preoccupation. “Climate change is the most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges we face,” … Read More

The Truth About Lying’s Consequences

Melanie SturmApril 24, 2014American PoliticsLeave a Comment

“You can’t handle the truth!” Jack Nicholson shouted at Tom Cruise during the climactic court-martial scene in the movie “A Few Good Men.” Caught in a lie that exposed his “above-the-law” mentality, Nicholson’s character, Col. … Read More

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