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Quote of the Day: Why No Peace in the Middle East-An Explanation
Everyday, the news media reports on the terrible war in Gaza, frequently failing to mention how it started and neglecting to mention the...
Garry S Sklar
Aug 72 min read
American Holidays-Fixed and Floating
The calendar of the United States includes a goodly number of legal holidays which are observed throughout the country. Additionally,...
Garry S Sklar
Jul 255 min read
Entryism: Here Comes Mamdani as the Tail Wags the Dog
An earthquake sent tremors through the national Democrat Party on last week’s primary day, June 24 .The New York City Democrat primary...
Garry S Sklar
Jun 305 min read
Roddie Edmonds, the NY Times and Visions of America
American Pravda, masquerading as the so-called newspaper of record, the NY Times, has again shown itself unworthy as a media exemplar....
Garry S Sklar
Jun 63 min read
Eighty Years and One Hundred Sixty Years: An Evaluation
This title may seem confusing to readers. An explanation is in order. Eighty years ago, 1945, World War II ended. This world war, the...
Garry S Sklar
May 227 min read
Quote of the Day: On Fairness, Politics and the Media
Followers of the news have more sources than ever; television, internet, even newspapers (some still exist and even have readers). This...
Garry S Sklar
May 121 min read
Tariffs and Stock Market Turmoil
In the week since President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico, the European Union (EU) and all of our other...
Garry S Sklar
Apr 114 min read
Zelensky, Benes and Hacha: No Munich II. EU Must React!
Readers of this blog have certainly noted that the posts here generally have an historical context added to the subject being discussed....
Garry S Sklar
Mar 195 min read
Now is the Time to Re-Industrialize America
A new word has entered Americans’ conversations. Tariffs. Everyone has an opinion. Something that has been around for centuries suddenly...
Garry S Sklar
Mar 114 min read
Is There Any Difference Between Russia and the USSR?
Recent talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia with the goal of ending the Russia-Ukraine War indicates a major change...
Garry S Sklar
Mar 95 min read
In Defense of Tariffs
President Donald Trump has just placed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports and has declared his intention to place...
Garry S Sklar
Mar 54 min read
Inflation: Stop Debasing the Currency
The just completed term of President Joe Biden was marked by the worst episode of inflation in recent history. Massive trillion dollar...
Garry S Sklar
Feb 63 min read
The Dems Look to '26. Time to Get Real!
American Pravda, also known as the NY Times, has been publishing articles daily describing the woes of the Democrat Party as it prepares...
Garry S Sklar
Feb 14 min read
The Collapse of the Assad Dictatorship in Syria: Quote of the Day
The hereditary Syrian dictator, Bashar al Assad fled Damascus today, ending the fifty-four year family tyranny which ruled Syria. Joyous...
Garry S Sklar
Dec 23, 20242 min read
The Man of the Twentieth Century
Time Magazine, founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden in 1923, for almost a century has been selecting a “Man of the Year”. More...
Garry S Sklar
Nov 28, 20248 min read
Middle East: What About a One-State Solution
For many years so called statesman and various other luminaries have called for a two-state solution to the long running Jewish-Muslim...
Garry S Sklar
Nov 27, 20247 min read
Middle East: The Two State Solution is a Recipe for PerpetualWar
The Associated Press reported on October 29 that President Biden had stated that a resolution to the Israel Palestinian conflict is a...
Garry S Sklar
Nov 27, 202413 min read
Thoughts on Why Harris Lost
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the twice unsuccessful entryist who sought the Democrat presidential nomination pontificated today that...
Garry S Sklar
Nov 11, 20244 min read
Entryism or What is Destroying American Politics
A brief article in the American Pravda equivalent, otherwise known as the New York Times announced that New York State Assemblyman Zohran...
Garry S Sklar
Oct 27, 20246 min read
Election Season 2024: What the Voters Want and Need
As the presidential and other elections move into high gear, the airwaves are bombarding the public with continuous, monotonous ads...
Garry S Sklar
Sep 28, 20242 min read
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