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By Fareed TaamallahOn the night of 14 April Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel after it vowed to avenge the bloody attack on its Consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus. The Iranian attack is the first direct attack against Israel from Iranian territory.The Iranian attack coincided not only with the ongoing bloody Israeli war on the Gaza Strip which

Nasim AhmedIn recent years a new line of attack has emerged from many pro-Israel groups conservative commentators politicians and activists the idea that wokeness and oversensitivity to giving offence are threatening free speech. According to this argument left-leaning activists and their allies are trying to shut down any speech they disagree with by claiming it i

Joe Biden started the week off on a high note well high for him.As former President Donald Trumps hush money trial got underway in New York an event breathlessly covered by mainstream media that has already declared him guilty a new poll indicated a boost for Biden.The president has skyrocketed to a 43% approval rating his highest since November according to a pol

Kristina BecvarIn an election year where the air crackles with political tension the arrival of Alex Garlands film Civil War has sparked a broad spectrum of reactions.The movie presents a dystopian vision of a fragmented United States where various factions are at war. This narrative while unsettling offers us a valuable lens through which to examine our

Studies show that young children and social media can be a bad combination. Florida is doing something about it.Last month Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that bans children under 14 from having social media accounts. Children who are ages 14 and 15 can obtain an account only with parental consent.The genesis for the law is the nations more than decade-l

Dr Binoy KampmarkThe Middle East has for some time been a powder keg where degrees of violence are tolerated with ceremonial mania and a calculus of restraint. Assassinations can take place at a moments notice. Revenge killings follow with dashing speed. Suicide bombings of immolating power are carried out. Drone strikes of devastating and collective punishment are ordered

Mattie ScottLike a lot of parents Ive carried a picture of my son everywhere I go for many years. Unlike a lot of them I have a child who never ages: My son George was shot and killed on July 17 1996.My photos of my son remind me of the days before I had to tell my grandson Gabriel on what happened to be his 6th birthday that his father had died. The scream

Robin AbcarianWeeks before she was slashed to death outside her Brentwood condo in 1994 O.J. Simpsons ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson had predicted her own death.She knew exactly what was going to happen to her Nicoles friend Kris Jenner told Dateline NBC in a 20th anniversary special episode about the murders of Nicole and Ronald L. Goldman a wa

David HearstIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew exactly what he was doing when he ordered the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus two weeks ago killing Irans top soldier Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi among other Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders.This attack went well beyond the existing tactics of limiting the arms

Erika D SmithI cant say Ive spent much time thinking about O.J. Simpson over the last three decades. But hearing Thursday that he died of cancer reminded me of two conversations that Ive had about him in the last six months.The first one was with a Black man who worked in Los Angeles city government in 1995 the year the once-celebrated football star and