A stunning – and stunningly disturbing – event took place this past weekend.  But unless you were scouring the news very carefully, chances are you didn’t even hear of it.  The annual Bravalla Festival, one of the most popular summer music concerts in Sweden, was abruptly canceled.  There will be… CONTINUE

Remember that astounding 1974 fight billed as “The Rumble in the Jungle?”  The “jungle” was the African nation of Zaire, and the “rumble” was between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.  Foreman had won 40 fights, 37 by knockout, and had lost precisely zero.  He was considered unbeatable, a super-human blend… CONTINUE

When Nabra Hassanen was brutally murdered in Virginia this past Sunday, the media’s collective ears perked up.  She was a studious, friendly, innocent 17-year-old, a devout Muslim who was killed while approaching her mosque.  Almost immediately, The Atlantic ran with this headline:  “Muslims Feel Under Seige.”  The magazine instinctively linked… CONTINUE

Last week’s news was dominated by the Senate hearing at which former FBI Director James Comey gave his much-anticipated testimony.  This week, it was Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ turn to be interrogated by a Senate committee. Coincidentally, 63 years ago, in June of 1954, another Senate hearing dominated the news… CONTINUE

Last week’s news was dominated by the Senate hearing at which former FBI Director James Comey gave his much-anticipated testimony.  This week, it was Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ turn to be interrogated by a Senate committee. Coincidentally, 63 years ago, in June of 1954, another Senate hearing dominated the news… CONTINUE