I spent 48 hours in New York City. And while it's true that the city is suffering worse crime, an exodus of residents, collapsing schools, and infrastructure decay... it feels a lot better than it did a year ago.
I was in the city a year ago. It was hot, humid, and empty. This year, it was hot, humid, and full of life. The tourists were back; the locals were back; the restaurants were full; the parks teemed with people.
It's true -- left-wing misgovernance is ruining New York, San Fran, and so many other places. But Americans don't seem ready to give up on our cities just yet. We want the thrill, the fun, the excitement.
I love being conservative. But I don't want to believe that means I have to live in a different kind of place -- more decentralized, and more independent.
I get why people like that. I just love the cities.
This week's show will be slightly different from the norm: we'll focus on clips and topics, rather than guests -- and that, hopefully, will mean more input from the callers (unless you are all watching football on opening weekend).
Topics:
- The state of the economy
- The fight against crime
- The midterm election fight
- The struggle for peace between Russia and Ukraine
- The airstrike on the Venezuelan drug cartel
- The attempt to sink Kennedy
- The war in Gaza
- The case against Harvard
- The Trump presidency
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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 ...
