Nov. 20, 2009 Rabbi David Aaron: How to make every second of your life come first Caroline B. Glick: Whither American Jewry Nov. 19, 2009 Binyamin L. Jolkovsky: Please Listen to this Godcast (5 minutes) Jonathan Tobin: ADL Crosses the Line with Report Bashing Obama Critics Nov. 18, 2009 Rabbi Yonason Goldson: What Judaism has to say about the secret of the Mona Lisa's smile JWisdom.com: The (Jewish) Dating Game with Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff (8 minutes) Nov. 17, 2009 Steven Emerson: How Does the 4th Amendment Impact Terror Finance Investigations? JWisdom.com: If Frank Sinatra married Edith Piaf with Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein (2 minutes) Life lessons from what would be regarded as the most inappropriate lyrics ever sung Nov. 16, 2009 The Jewish Ethicist by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir : When borrowing is stealing JWisdom.com: Deconstructing faith with Rabbi Warren Goldstein (9 minutes) Nov. 13, 2009 JWisdom.com Sarah's subjective reality with Rabbi Sroy Levitansky ( 6 minutes) Caroline B. Glick: Obama's failure, Netanyahu's opportunity Nov. 12, 2009 The Kosher Gourmet By Marialisa Calta : A sweet sweet potato treat JWisdom.com Does God get tired? with Rabbi Harvey Belovski ( 5 minutes) Nov. 11, 2009 Rabbi Avi Shafran: Jews and money: When anti-Semitism isn't JWisdom.com Marriages are not made in Heaven with Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff (VERY fast 15 minutes) Nov. 10, 2009 Michael Doyle: Author of book exposing CAIR ordered to remove supporting documents from Web JWisdom.com If the creation so loudly shouts the existence of the Creator, why aren't more people believers? with Rabbi Naftali Brawer (9 minutes) Nov. 9, 2009 Mark Steyn: Shooter exposes hole in U.S. terror strategy JWisdom.com It's never too late to have a happy childhood with Sarah Chana Radcliffe (5 minutes) Nov. 6, 2009 Rabbi Berel Wein: Choosing to hear JWisdom.com Zero to 1/60th: How to Empower An Hour with Gavriel Aryeh Sande (7 minutes) Caroline B. Glick The mullahs' big week Suzanne Fields A Fallen Wall for Fallen Man Nov. 5, 2009 The Kosher Gourmet: Three scrumptious -- but simple -- butternut squash dishes JWisdom.com Hidden Hints: Unlocking Faith & Prayer with Rabbi Jay Yaacov Schwartz (10 minutes) Nov. 4, 2009 Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger: Should prayers be covered? JWisdom.com When God played peacemaker With Rabbi Sroy Levitansky (5 minutes) Nov. 3, 2009 Martin Peretz: Beware, Barack. Beware, Rahm. Beware, Axelrod JWisdom.com Are you are closet idolater? With Sara Yoheved Rigler (10 minutes) Nov. 2, 2009 Paul Greenberg: The Holocaust is now on Facebook JWisdom.com Abraham's Strange Change With Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer (5 minutes) Oct. 29, 2003 Mortimer B. Zuckerman: Graffiti On History's Walls (MUST-READ!)

Jewish World Review March 2, 2006 / 2Adar 5766 Lessons of the ports deal By James Lileks http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Perhaps you're confused by the so-called "ports deal" flap, which is rapidly reaching "imbroglio" status. At least in the Italian papers. Let us recap. A British firm with the quaint name of Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation controlled some American ports, staffing the docks with Beefeaters and fierce Gurkha soldiers who shot intruders on sight. It sold its interests to a company run by someone named Ladina Bin Osam, located in the fictional nation of "Dubai" (actually a post office box in Tehran). That company immediately announced plans to rechristen the docks "Martyr's Gangways" and convert all cargo ships into troop transports that would fling plague-infected suicide bombers from offshore by means of catapults. Supporters of the deal point out that "Dubai," which is how "Dubya" is pronounced in Arabic, is actually a great ally of the U.S., despite the fact that the country's seal shows the Twin Towers on fire, with the words "Bingo!" written below in elegant script. Pressed for comment, President Bush said critics should "wad up a sock and swallow it," adding that he would veto any attempt to veto the deal -- unless it included $903 billion in additional spending, in which case, let's talk. While you were reading that, six al-Qaida agents cleared customs in Mexico with a liter of VX nerve gas masquerading as a 7-Up jug. Well, no. Disregard everything written so far. For that matter, disregard everything that follows and cut right to the sense of Uneasy Acquiescence, which is where you'll be in a few months no matter who says what. The ports deal, as it's known, will probably go through after enough congresspersons get the chance to model the latest fashions before the cameras, and harrumph enough in front of witnesses to make us all feel secure. Your correspondent hated the deal when the news first broke, and has been somewhat mollified by the quantity of smart right-wing war fiends who are not concerned. Gens. Tommy Franks and Peter Pace are on board, and neither seems like the sort of person to mutter "oh, whatev" when the possibility of secret-agent penetration arises. Customs, the Coast Guard and Homeland Security will still be responsible for security at the ports. And so you unclench. But wait! The Coast Guard had concerns, according to a new memo. You reclench. A Coast Guard intelligence assessment, as quoted by the Associated Press, said: "There are many intelligence gaps, concerning the potential ... to support terrorist operations. ... The breadth of the intelligence gaps also infer potential unknown threats against a large number of potential vulnerabilities." Aw, dang. But wait! The AP also reports: "The Coast Guard said the concerns reflected in the document ultimately were addressed. In a statement, the Coast Guard said other U.S. intelligence agencies were able to provide answers to the questions it raised. `The Coast Guard, the intelligence community and the entire CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States) panel believed this transaction received the proper review, and national security concerns were, in fact, addressed,' the Coast Guard said." Expect more whipsawing in weeks to come. Meanwhile, what have we learned? 1. Dick Cheney's hunting accident was not, as it turns out, the story of the century. 2. The inhumanly perfect Rovian spin machine is not infallible. If they couldn't see how this would be a bombshell headline, they need to recalibrate their relevancy meter. 3. In order to keep moderate Arab regimes on our side, it is necessary to recognize the realities of the global economy, and if you don't think Kuwait should run 100 percent of American refineries, you're an isolationist and a racist to boot. 4. Everything important seems owned by mysterious guys in boardrooms on the other side of the planet. 5. The opportunism of some politicians is boundless; some of the Democratic critics of the ports deal, particularly those named Clinton, had no problem giving China the keys to the Panama Canal back in the '90s. And finally: Those six al-Qaida guys we mentioned are probably halfway to Houston by now. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in in the media and Washington consider "must-reading". Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here. JWR contributor James Lileks is a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Comment by clicking here. ARCHIVES © 2006, James Lileks

Arnold Ahlert  Mitch Albom  Michael Barone   Dave Barry  Tony Blankley  Andy Borowitz  David Broder  Stratfor Briefing  Mona Charen  Linda Chavez  Ann Coulter  Greg Crosby  Larry Elder  Suzanne Fields  John Fund  Frank J. Gaffney  Lloyd Garver  Jonah Goldberg  Julia Gorin  Jonathan Gurwitz  Paul Greenberg  Lewis Grossberger  Victor Davis Hanson  Betsy Hart  Nat Hentoff  David Horowitz  Laura Ingraham  Cheri Jacobus Jeff Jacoby  Paul Johnson  Jack Kelly  Ed Koch  Ch. Krauthammer  Michael Ledeen  John Leo  David Limbaugh  Kathryn Lopez  Rich Lowry  Michelle Malkin  Jackie Mason  Dick Morris  Bill O'Reilly  Jim Mullen  Clarence Page  Kathleen Parker  Dennis Prager  Wesley Pruden  Tom Purcell  Jonathan Rauch  Celia Rivenbark  Robert Robb  Cokie & Steve Roberts  Pat Sajak  Debra J. Saunders  Culture Shlock  Roger Simon  Michael Smerconish  Thomas Sowell  Mark Steyn  John Stossel  Cal Thomas  Bob Tyrrell  Diana West  Dave Weinbaum  George Will  Walter Williams  Byron York  Mort Zuckerman  Robert Arial  Chuck Asay  Baloo  Chip Bok  Dry Bones   Lisa Benson  John Branch  Gary Brookins  John Cole  J. D. Crowe  John Deering  Brian Duffy  Everything's Relative  Mallard Fillmore  Jake Fuller  Bob Gorrel  Joe Heller  David Hitch  Jerry Holber  Steve Kelley  Jeff Koterba  Dick Locher  Chan Lowe  Ranan R. Lurie  Jimmy Margulies  Rick McKee  Michael Ramirez  Kevin Siers  Jeff Stahler  Ed Stein  Danna Summers  John Trever  Gary Varvel  Kirk Walters  How 2  Lori Borgman  The Savvy Consumer  Elder matters  Fixit  Dr. Peter Gott  GET A JOB! by Marty Nemko  Richard Lederer  Tech Maven  Every Monday Matters  Nutrition Myths  Bookmark These  Bruce Williams  How Stuff Works