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You Have Faith in Yourself and You Decide You’ll Make It
April 9, 2008
On a blustery afternoon in late March, Jimmy Bissan guides a visitor around his neighborhood.
In the distance, the Cyclone roller coaster, a Coney Island landmark, stands dinosaur-like above a terrain filled with souvenir shops and pizza...
Wake Up Democrats: You Are Hung up on Barack, but Hillary is What You Need
April 7, 2008
As a long-term registered Democrat who increasingly identifies as an independent and has weathered a torrid, post-9/11 love affair with conservatism, I am in a good position to judge Democratic prospects this nominating season. And I think we...
Hamas Leader Admits Using Women and Children as Human Shields
April 3, 2008
Check out this video of a Hamas leader last month openly admitting they use women and children as human shields.
It illustrates what Israel has been dealing with for decades. If only the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat, winner of...
African Day Parade Founder Seeks to Unify Compatriots
April 1, 2008
March 5, 2008
“When you look at the news, they don’t talk about different African communities in the U.S. unless something bad happens.”
On the third floor of the Harlem State Office Building, groups of young Africans and...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker Tonight on Reverend Jeremiah Wright: It Hurt Me Very Much What He Said About America
March 29, 2008
Just returned from an AIPAC Manhattan Club dinner at which Newark Mayor Cory Booker spoke. He told many inspiring stories about his efforts to revitalize Newark and make it safer. Apparently it is the city with the greatest reduction in crime...
The Emerging Picture of Barack Obama’s Patriotism
March 26, 2008
An advisor to Barack Obama blasted Bill Clinton over the weekend for suggesting Mr. Obama may be insufficiently patriotic. What Bill Clinton said was, “I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two...
If Obama Can’t Influence his Pastor, How is He Going to Influence Ahmadinejad?
March 26, 2008
To my piece than ran in yesterday’s Jewishworldreview.com concerning Senator Barack Obama’s high tolerance for negativity towards the United States, I would like to add one thought. Senator Obama has known Pastor Jeremiah A. Wright Jr....
Muslim Freedom Fighter Arrested
March 20, 2008
On Tuesday, members of Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion, a paramilitary wing of the government, stormed the offices of Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, arrested and interrogated him. In 2003, Mr. Choudhury, editor of the...
The Virtue in Islam Today
March 11, 2008
Tonight I was proud of New York University, my grad school alma mater. Irshad Manji, the gutsy and eloquent author of “The Trouble With Islam Today,” is getting behind something new – The Moral Courage Project at NYU’s...
Walter Monheit: The Oldest Club Kid
March 11, 2008
July 23-25, 2004
On the New York City nightclub scene, Walter Monheit is a fixture, an icon even.
Since the days of ballroom dancing clubs in the 1950’s, this now-78-year-old man has been clubbing two to three nights per week from around...