Many tell us what to think. I ask my readers to be skeptical. Question me and others.

Arafat’s shoes

Irgun, the Jewish terrorist organization, fought for the independence of Israel. They got what they wanted.

May 19, 2002

When will the war against terrorism be won?

Terror was the scourge of Europe in 19th century. Anarchists, as they were called then, fueled by social injustice...

Feb 4, 2002

How and when to take away the independence of a state?

Where is the United Nations in the first war of the 21st century? The UN came into life on...

Jan 19, 2002

America’s failed leadership

Americans are preoccupied with their own affairs and do not want to get involved in the problems of others...

Oct 5, 2001

Let’s buy Windows XP

I am not talking about going to the store and buying my copy of the latest Windows upgrade. I...

Apr 12, 2001

The activist’s bedroom

When I see the fanatic bigots and dogged zealots on both sides of the abortion issue, I cannot resist...

Jul 12, 1998

The pigeon dropping syndrome

The City of Chicago recently decided that feeding pigeons should be unlawful. Birds are nice, and a pleasant accent...

Jun 19, 1998

The bloody path to peace

The recent death of Pol Pot brings to mind our failure in preventing the genocide in Cambodia twenty years...

Jun 12, 1998
A new book:
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Peace with Iran

June 3, 2026
Life and politics, Ukraine

Americans request that Iranians give up their attempts to have nuclear weapons. Will they? It is not hard to guess what they think. Pakistan and China east of Iran, as well as Russia to the north, have atomic bombs. So does the hostile Israel. So in exchange for giving up nukes, Iran needs security guarantees. Americans are ready to promise that, but Iranians should answer: “Let us check with Zelenskyy how those guarantees worked out for Ukraine.” No peace is possible without Iranians getting their nukes. Not because Iranians are evil, but because Americans stupidly pretend that Israel has no nukes, then notoriously fail to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and betray Ukraine.

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