Archive for November, 2007

Solzhenitsyn on Jews and Russians Together

Posted by T on November 28, 2007
History, Judaica / 10 Comments

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s recent book, Two Hundred Years Together, covering the intertwined history of Russians and Jews, is published in two volumes. The first volume covers the history up to the 1917 Revolution. The second finishes the story as far as 1995. Continue reading…

Two Hundred Years Together: From the Beginnings in Khazaria

Posted by T on November 24, 2007
History, Judaica, Medieval / 5 Comments

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Two Hundred Years Together: Russo-Jewish History, Vol. 1: 1795-1916. Continue reading…

Agrarianism and shopping cheap

Posted by T on November 22, 2007
Agrarianism / 8 Comments

Eliza asked for a practical discussion of agrarianism in connection with modern times and I would like to respond in a series of short very focussed posts rather than trying to cover everything at once. For starters, then, the question is: does Agrarianism mean we should cease and desist from shopping for the best buy? Should we necessarily pay more for hand-made items made locally? Continue reading…

(DVD) Sex and the City

Posted by T on November 21, 2007
By Title, Judaica, Movies / 19 Comments

This was an HBO series aimed at modern young women that is now available on DVD. It was a six-year sensation spanning the new millennium. Continue reading…

Tags:

Mutiny in the Pentagon?

Posted by M on November 16, 2007
Politics / 8 Comments

Last January I wrote piece called Target Iran in which I argued that the US or Israel (or both) would soon attack Iran. Though I still believe this is likely, there seems be resistance to this plan from the Pentagon. Below is my take on what may be going on. Continue reading…

Jews by the Numbers

Posted by M on November 13, 2007
Culture, Judaica / 59 Comments

Click over to this web site which is titled, Jews in Government, and note as you read that the list does not include state, county or municipal offices; neither does it count federal departments, high-level staffers and advisers, or judges on lower courts. Continue reading…

Edgar J. Steele

Posted by T on November 10, 2007
Current Discourse / 9 Comments

Edgar J. Steele is a recent discovery of mine. He is a lawyer that started sharing his wisdom on investments with a small group of friends. The circle grew, and grew, and today is huge.

The topics expanded from purely investment, to broader issues of concern to our national crisis.

Now in semi-retirement, he takes up pro bono cases that no one else wants to touch. As he says, he has become “Attorney for the Damned.” In this, he has shown great courage, and is something of a modern hero. Continue reading…

Give to Ron Paul . . . Today

Posted by M on November 05, 2007
Current Flux / 24 Comments

Send the Ron Paul campaign $100. Today. Right now. Continue reading…

Berlin

Posted by T on November 03, 2007
Travelogue / 2 Comments

Berlin was the city that anchored the start and end of my trip.

Now before getting to the question that is at the forefront of everyone’s thinking, namely: what were the women like? (and rightly so: Continue reading…