Tensions Here and There

Neither of the societies that I have called my own is at peace. Neither are they at war. It’s something in between, with enough tension to cause us to think, or at least to wonder.
Armageddon Bomb Shelter Sales Up 200% as North Korea Crisis Worsens

”North Korea is the only reason for the increase I’ve seen. Customers say they are worried Kim Jong-un has little man syndrome and Donald Trump has got to be right no matter what.”
Total Solar Eclipse “Final Wake-Up Call” for American Jews: End-of-Days Expert

A rare hurricane is expected to hit the north Atlantic precisely as the shadow of a total solar eclipse passes overhead.
WATCH: Brave American Woman Stands Up to Neighbor Flying Nazi Swastika

The man said that he was not a Nazi, but that “this is Nazi f*****g America.”
President Trump, North Korea and Nuclear War

Increasingly, Donald Trump is showing palpable signs of debility. Most worrisome, in this sobering display, is the president’s conspicuously proud disregard for science, history, diplomacy, intelligence, and jurisprudence.
Germany, Japan, the Holocaust, and World War II

Lots of “perhaps,” and historical puzzles that remain undone.
Two Birds, One Stone

Two birds, or even more, will have been hit with one stone.
North Korea: The Israeli Connection

Why should Jews globally, and Israelis, care about what’s going on, way over there on the Korean peninsula?
Lebanon is an Outpost of Iran

American policy should not cede anything more to Iran by sending our soldiers to protect Iranian interests.
America’s Strategic Paralysis

On Thursday morning, for the second time in so many days, North Korea threatened to attack the US territory of Guam with nuclear weapons.