Condi puts the cart before the horse

I had a very short career as an NCAA athlete. I joined the diving team my freshman year of college. This was a mistake. I was never going to be a very good diver. In athletics, finesse has never been my strong suit. Strength and speed were the assets I relied on as a highschool [...]

Randall Larsen’s 70-20-10 solution

In the May 25 issue of the Wall Street Journal, Randall Larsen, a homeland security expert and former air force colonel, takes aim at the notion now gaining popularity in Congress of requiring 100% inspection of containers entering the United States. To mix a few metaphors, Mr. Larsen’s argument is a house of cards built [...]

Have You Seen Shalom in the Home?

I’m not a big fan of reality television, but I’m actually liking Rabbi Shmuley and his new show, Shalom in the Home. The TV show and the Rabbi are actually kind of intelligent. He takes these dysfunctional couples and dissects their problematic, twisted, and complicated psychologies with incisive points that tend to be dead on. [...]