SECOND UPDATE: Show is to be replaced this evening by a special program! Somehow I missed the memo! So, I won't be on tonight. Apologies to all concerned.
UPDATE: We will now add the passing of Jimmy Carter to the program...
Today is the last show of 2024 -- and it's been an incredible year. So many troubles in the world -- but so many miracles, too, and a change to make things right again. In the spirit of the show, we'll look forward, and not backward.
We'll start with what to expect this week and next: the new Congress, the first confirmation hearings, the drama over certifying Trump as the president-elect on January 6, and the plans for the Inauguration (I'll be there, hopefully).
Then we'll go through Trump's agenda. What is going on with the debate over immigration? Does it mean the MAGA movement has split on the cusp of taking power -- or is it a sign of a vigorous and healthy internal debate?
I'll walk through what Trump's agenda for his first 100 days could mean. You've seen (or read) my suggestions for Trump's agenda. We'll talk about what is realistic to expect, as well as what may have changed in recent weeks.
It's going to be three hours of me -- no guests -- so I hope you enjoy it! I'm looking forward to sharing my thoughts with you and hearing from you about yours -- if you're not watching football on this wintry Sunday evening.
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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 ...
