What can one say after that surprisingly thrilling World Cup final? A great champion, Argentina's Messi -- who lost in 2014 -- has achieved his goal, while passing the torch to the only man to score more goals, France's Mbappe.
Well -- now, perhaps, Argentina can tackle inflation, which the country's labor minister said it would not do until after the country won the World Cup. Maybe things can finally turn around in that country -- and in ours? Who knows.
One thing is for sure: we are facing a crisis at the border, with the imminent end of Title 42, the only enforcement mechanism the Biden administration hadn't canceled. Amazingly, the media are blaming Republicans for the crisis.
We'll discuss the border, and some troubling news about suicide, but we'll also leave room for happiness and celebration -- discussing a new book about Sesame Street in Russia, and enjoying a live lighting of the Chanukah menorah.
Special guests:
- John Binder - Breitbart News immigration reporter (and fashion consultant)
- Natasha Rogoff - television producer and author of "Muppets in Moscow"
- John Wordin - CEO of LifeScore, on preventing veteran suicides
- Brandon Darby - Breitbart Texas editor and chief border reporter
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This is my first broadcast from the new office and studio in Washington, DC, where I'll be for a couple of years my neighborhood back in L.A. cleans up -- and as we follow the Trump administration from a little closer up than usual.
Topics:
- The anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump
- The escalating tariff battle with various different trading partners
- The future of the Middle East peace talks, and ongoing antisemitism
- The Jeffrey Epstein files and whether they mean anything at all
- The continued crisis of the Texas floods, and stories of heroism and survival
And more!
Special guests:
- James Rosen - Newsmax chief Washington correspondent
- Bob Price - Breitbart News Texas reporter, on the ongoing floods
- Robert Cahill - Trafalgar Polling, on a new alliance of reliable pollsters
- Rabbi Yaakov Menken - Coalition for Jewish Values - on Israel & antisemitism
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This week’s portion tells the grand story of the prophet who tried to curse people of Israel and instead ended up blessing them.
I am reminded that these portions continue to be relevant anew, as this particular reading lent the title for Israel’s recent 12 Day War against Iran, “Operation Rising Lion.”
This week's portion includes the commandment of the red heifer -- one of the classic "irrational" commandments whose fulfillment is an expression of faith. It also includes the regrettable episode in which Moses strikes the rock.
I referred to this story in a wedding speech last night. Why was Moses punished for striking the rock in Numbers, when he struck the rock without incident in Exodus -- both for the purpose of providing water to the people?
The answer is that in the interim, the Jewish people had received the Torah, which is like the marriage contract between the people of Israel and God. In a marriage, you do not resolve things by breaking boundaries, but through love.
The additional reading, from Judges Chapter 11, is the story of Jephthah (Yiftach), a man whom the leaders spurn, but to whom they must turn to save the nation. The parallels to our present political circumstances are striking.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Fourth of July!
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