THE OCTOBER SURPRISE THAT WILL NOT DIE toputitbluntly.com/2023/03/26/the…

Is America in decline? The recently leaked Pentagon papers suggest that the answer is Yes -- at least, abroad. toputitbluntly.com/2023/04/18/is-…

AN ENCOUNTER WITH A TROUT toputitbluntly.com/2023/06/24/an-… There is so much news of heavy significance going on. Excuse me while I focus on a trout.

BIASED BUT UNBOWED AT HARVARD toputitbluntly.com/2023/07/11/bia… via Lawrence Siskind This was an opportunity for Harvard to apologize for discriminating against Asian Americans. It was an opportunity missed.

WHY MANNERS MATTER toputitbluntly.com/2023/09/26/why… Does it matter if a congresswoman disrespects theater patrons by fondling and vaping? Does it matter if a senator chooses to dress like a prepubescent schoolyard clown? Well, yes, as a matter of fact. It does.

HAMAS'S USEFUL IDIOTS toputitbluntly.com/2023/10/12/ham… It is difficult to think, let alone write, about the atrocities committed against Israelis and others by Hamas. But silence is not an option.

SHOULD AMERICA LECTURE ISRAEL? toputitbluntly.com/2023/12/07/sho… via Lawrence Siskind

TRUMP SHOULD STAY ON THE BALLOT toputitbluntly.com/2024/01/10/tru… There are many reasons to oppose Donald Trump's campaign for the presidency. The state-level attempts to bar him from appearing on the ballot are not one of them.

ODIOUS UNRWA toputitbluntly.com/2024/02/03/odi… via Lawrence Siskind To those familiar with the history of this odious organization, there is no surprise in the revelation that its personnel participated in the October 7 massacre.

GOOGLE'S GEMINI COLLIDES WITH COPYRIGHT toputitbluntly.com/2024/03/11/goo… Google's Gemini embarrassment involved more than woke gone astray. It also involved copyright protection for AI products.

THE IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE AGAINST ISRAEL toputitbluntly.com/2024/04/14/the… Hostility toward Israel is not solely the product of antisemitism. Today, the settler-colonial paradigm fuels much of the hostility. Fortunately, that paradigm is destined for the ash-heap of history.

SHOULD JEWS ABANDON THE IVIES? toputitbluntly.com/2024/05/02/sho… via Lawrence Siskind There a good reasons for abandoning elite institutions – – but better ones for staying and reforming them.

MUNICH ON THE CHARLES toputitbluntly.com/2024/05/15/mun… via Lawrence Siskind In dealing with the protesters, Harvard bought peace -- but at too high a price.

ELECTION NIGHTMARES toputitbluntly.com/2024/06/09/ele… If you want need something to keep you awake at night, try thinking about the Electoral College, and the electoral nightmare toward which we may be heading.

ISRAEL AT WAR: FAILURE AND FORTITUDE toputitbluntly.com/2024/07/01/isr… After nine months of war, Israel is a nation in a state of paradox. Amid the sense of failure, there is a deeper sense of fortitude.

SHOULD WE "TURN DOWN THE TEMPERATURE"? toputitbluntly.com/2024/07/16/sho… via Lawrence Siskind In the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Republican and Democratic leaders have called on Americans to "turn down the temperature." Not so fast!

WHO THE HELL WAS HUMPHREY? toputitbluntly.com/2025/12/17/who… via Lawrence Siskind