The mainstream media are finally waking up to the fact that the COVID "lab leak" theory is not some right-wing conspiracy theory, but a likely and scientific explanation of the origins of the pandemic.
We'll discuss that... plus Joe Biden's duplicitous speech on Russia and Ukraine, where he seemed to promise open-ended commitment to war, but can't deliver... and meanwhile, civilization bears the risk.
We'll talk about free speech, racism, antisemitism, and all of that... including "equity" discrimination, the recent scare surrounding a few anti-Jewish goods, and the unfortunate cancellation of Scott Adams.
Special guests:
Stephen Myers - businessman and Russia/Ukraine expert
William Jacobson - professor and editor of Legal Insurrection blog
Philip Slayton - author of "Antisemitism: An ancient hatred in the age of identity politics"
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This week's Torah portion includes several laws about conduct in civic and personal life, the common theme of which is boundaries -- setting bounds to what one may do at home, at work, and even in the battlefield.
One noteworthy passage concerns Amalek, the evil nation that attacked the Children of Israel as they made their Exodus from slavery to freedom. Deuteronomy 25:17-19 commands Jews to obliterate Amalek's memory.
The South African government accused Israel of genocide on the basis of a story about Amalek in the Book of Samuel, in which King Saul was commanded to wipe out the entire evil Amalekite nation.
Because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quoted this week's portion -- "Remember what Amalek did to you" (25:17), the South African government claimed he was commanding soldiers to commit genocide.
It was an absurd and malevolent misreading of the Bible and of Jewish tradition. The commandment, as observed by Jews today, is to remember the evil of Amalek and fight ...