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Religious War

כ"ד באלול ה'תש"ע (3 September 2010)

One of the most momentous conversations of my life came about ten days after 11 September 2001. I lived in New York at the time and, having been about two blocks from the World Trade Center when the first tower fell, was very much in a “12 September” mindset then as I am today. Some [...]

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Jewish Monarchy in Israel

כ"ה בתמוז ה'תש"ע (7 July 2010)

Will S. asked these questions: I’m Canadian, and an ardent monarchist myself; to me, it ties in with my patriotism, and my faith as a Christian (of the Protestant variety), and my disposition as a Canadian. Monarchy, though, is always at least outwardly religious; whether the Christian monarchs of Europe, or the Islamic kingdoms like [...]

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How to Cheat on a Test

כ"ד בתמוז ה'תש"ע (6 July 2010)

If you came here looking for instructions on cheating, you won’t find them. I am a reformed cheater and think cheating is despicable, so please don’t do it. In my high school, virtually everybody cheated (I know of two students who didn’t), but in retrospect I would have been much better off if I’d not [...]

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Ranking Israeli Girls By Ethnicity

ג' בתמוז ה'תש"ע (15 June 2010)

Israeli Hi-Tech Guy posted this comment in my discussion of Pick-up Artistry: OK, the “Battle of the Bods” post on Roissy made me think of this. How would you rate Israeli girls from different backgrounds? You know, Ashkenazi vs Moroccan vs Yemeni, etc. I’ve got my own opinion – kind of interested in seeing your [...]

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I am not a Pick-Up Artist

כ"ו בסיון ה'תש"ע (8 June 2010)

This is in response to a question posted by Israeli Hi-Tech Guy in my new Open Thread: So, are you a sort of Israeli PUA? How viable is that lifestyle here? No, I do not consider myself a Pick-Up Artist for these reasons: First, in contrast to other parts of the world, picking up girls [...]

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A new high for journalism

י"ט בסיון ה'תש"ע (1 June 2010)

This is from Time Magazine and Reuters: The Blue-Red divide, by almost every measure, has gotten worse, and the ubiquity of electronic media spreads intense political and cultural disdain in the blink of an eye. The always-enlightening Google reveals that typing in “Obama worse president ever” yields 3.6 million results, versus 1.7 million for “Bush [...]

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