Hanukkah is not just another week in the Jewish calendar. It can be used as a respite dedicated to personal enlightenment, one week set aside for life transformation. The holiday of Hanukkah signifies the victory of light over darkness, unity over division.…
On Nov. 11, 1918, World War I ended. One hundred years later, bells rang at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as leaders of some 70 countries marched shoulder to shoulder on the plaza, marking the 100th…
“The only thing that I regret is that I killed two [cops] … I wish I killed more of those …” said illegal immigrant Luis Bracamontes with a diabolical grin on his face. Then came the title, “Who Else Would…
Last week, President Trump made another strategic move on the global chessboard. He officially announced that the U.S. is pulling back funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees. Germany, in response to Trump, announced that it would…
The storm around the rapid deterioration of Turkey’s economy sent shock waves in financial markets — globally. In light of the worsening relations between Turkey and the U.S., and as a result of President Trump’s declaration of double caps on…
Studies conducted in different countries show dependency on smartphones is growing. France recently banned the use of smartphones in schools. The decision was made out of concern that students were becoming addicted to mobile-phone use. Will such restrictive moves solve…
It is, and always has been, the best food for babies. There is no controversy about the benefits of breast milk, but its politicization is giving us food for thought. The New York Times claimed that the U.S. government unsuccessfully threatened nations…
Is the social media you use made with good intentions? Far from it. A recent BBC investigation opens up about the meticulous work that goes into making social media apps as addictive as possible, and that roughly the third of the world’s…
Today you celebrate your 242nd birthday. You grew from various groups of settlers and separated colonies into the 50 united — and independent — states of America. Freedom is the product you always promoted in the global arena, the brand…
When you have an international watchdog that seems to look obsessively in one direction, isn’t it a sign that there is an elephant in the room? The unprecedented move by the U.S. to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council…
Gaming addiction has been classified as a mental health condition by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the WHO, gaming disorder is characterized by a lack of control over gaming, and gaming taking higher priority over other interests and daily activities,…
President Trump’s executive order reversing the policy of separating children from parents sent to jail for crossing the border illegally comes as no surprise, due to the international uproar the children’s ordeal caused. But what is next? It is impossible…