Israel must finish the job in Gaza

For a week now, the world has watched a high-stakes, emotionally draining and dangerous game being played out in Gaza.

University of Michigan failed to protect right to free speech

I arrived at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Nov. 16 to deliver a speech on Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.

Lives bereft of meaning

Last week, writers Francesca Block and Suzy Weiss co-authored an article in The Free Press describing the phenomenon of Western women converting to Islam.

‘America First’ or ‘America Only’?

I am a strong advocate of America First. Indeed, I believe the citizens of every country should put their country first. The case for doing so is not difficult to make. Just as people should put their family’s well-being first, they should put their country’s well-being first.

Colleges now hotbeds of violence, hate

The pro-Hamas protests keep expanding across our college and university campuses. Those who claim to support the cause of the Arab population living in Gaza and the West Bank feel perfectly comfortable ratcheting up the antisemitic rhetoric, using threats and even resorting to violence.

Qatar must pay for sponsoring terrorism

In a now-infamous recent podcast recording on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, former President Barack Obama lectured: “You have to admit that nobody’s hands are clean, that all of us are complicit to some degree.” Ironically for such a narcissist, Obama is painfully lacking in self-awareness.

The freedom to drive a vehicle

When President Barack Obama named retiring Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois to serve as his administration’s secretary of transportation, LaHood brought with him a vision for changing the way Americans moved from one place to another.

Thank you, Scout Pack 100

The Rock Church Cemetery Association would like to thank Pack 100 of Lampasas Scouts, parents and Scout leaders who placed U.S. flags at American veterans’ graves on Nov. 4 prior to Veterans Day on Nov. 11, and participated in a brief ceremony honoring those veterans for their service.

Biden needs a reality check on Gaza

As Israel continues its systematic assault on Hamas deep inside Gaza, closing in on high-ranking targets and putting the jihadists’ sprawling subterranean tunnel network squarely in its crosshairs, the conversation has begun to shift away from the warfare on the ground.

Jews ‘shocked’ by their fellow Leftists

New York Times headline: “On Israel, Progressive Jews Feel Abandoned by Their Left-Wing Allies.” NBC News: “The left faces a reckoning as Israel divides Democrats.” Time Magazine: “How the Activist Left Turned on Israel.” Los Angeles Times: “ ‘The left has really let us down.