When Gloria Steinem popularized the saying “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle”, I wasn’t old enough to wear a bra, never mind burn it. However, thanks to that feminist credo … Read More
The Green Wizard: Natural Gas Not Renewables
As if accompanying Dorothy en route to the Emerald City of Oz, Americans seek a green wizard to fulfill our hearts’ desires — a world powered by renewable energies like solar, wind and bio-fuels. Bedazzled … Read More
Realizing Dreams — If Not Now, When?
As I write my column for publication on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, I’m reminded of this joke: Upon hearing his rabbi memorialize soldiers who had died in service, a little boy asked soberly, … Read More
Class Warfare Divisive and Un-American
In a Russian joke, there are two friendly farmers, Boris and Ivan. Both are prosperous, though Boris owns chickens and Ivan doesn’t. When a genie offers Ivan anything he desires, he ponders his wish and … Read More
On Israel, Americans Aren’t Mad Hatters
When Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke before Congress in May, some were dismayed by his bipartisan standing ovations — more than any U.S. president since Kennedy. To Europeans who rank Israel with Iran and North … Read More