I've been through a lot of ups and downs since losing my mother-in-law, Rhoda Kadalie, on Saturday.
- Grief: it's terrible to lose someone you love, even when you know it will happen
- Disbelief: now that the cancer is "done," I keep expecting to go back to life the way it was before
- Comfort: taking joy in the company of family and friends, especially in doing things with my kids
- Anger: feeling upset with the medical care she received, or rather didn't receive, from the "best"
- Loss: nostalgia for the life that she planned to lead, that we planned to spend with her
- Hope: that she will have a fitting memorial, that my book about her will preserve her legacy
- Pain: that my kids won't grow up with her anymore, that we won't read what she had yet to write
- Fear: of having to go through this yourself, or of having to watch loved ones die in the future
- Guilt: because life is going on and I can't help but enjoy its beauty, the little joys of it
- Stress: at all the things to be arranged, at the challenge of facing work with all of this happening
- Determination: to live a better life, not because of her loss but because of what she built
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye -- Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on redistricting
- Tom Manza, California Business and Industrial Alliance, on Gavin Newsom
- Jon Fleischman, veteran California political expert, on the special election
- Dan Backer, veteran political lawyer and consultant, on corruption
- DJ Mark Anthony, on a recent visit to Rome and visiting Pope Leo XIV
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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