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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─The FBI report on Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information on her private email server has reinforced the perception that she is less trustworthy than Donald Trump.  Spun another way, she should be compared to a veteran physician who has been unsuccessfully sued for malpractice during the course of a long […]

Bad News, Good News By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The bad news is that Ikea dressers not anchored to walls easily topple over injuring and killing children.  The good news is that only a small fraction of the dressers ever were assembled by purchasers who tried to follow the instructions. * The good news is

Make America a Golf Course By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ On his visit to Scotland, Donald Trump could not resist showing off his renovated golf course and claiming that if he can fix a golf course, he can fix the United States.  Imagine if a microphone caught him unawares while he was elaborating on his

Summer TV Series By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─Now that the regular television season is over, the networks are premiering new series to replace them for the summer.  Here are the most promising ones: That Sixties Show: John Lewis reenacts the civil rights sit-ins of the 1960s on the floor of the House of Representatives.  After

Funny (and) Sad in Israel By Laurie Baron TEL AVIV–This past week I have been in Israel. The vibrant night life and cosmopolitanism makes it easy to forget that normality can turn into tragedy at any moment. I had dined near the Sarona Center the day before the shooting. A change of plan and day

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Government Accounting Office revealed that the United States still uses floppy discs for the computers which control America’s nuclear arsenal.   To allay fears that its technology is antiquated,, a Defense Department spokesperson assured the public that it still possesses the original Betamax video for instructing personnel on how to

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ A poll conducted by the Israeli Democracy Institute found that 72 percent of Jewish Israelis believe Israel’s control over the Palestinian territories does not constitute an occupation.  It also indicated that the same percentage of Israelis refer to the Israeli settlements in the West Bank as urban sprawl. * Denigrated

Trump?  Harumph   By Laurie Baron LONDON, United Kingdom—Sheldon Adelson endorsed Donald Trump because he’ll be good for Israel. Sheldon, aren’t you a bit concerned about whether he will be good for the United States? * Hillary Clinton released a campaign advertisement featuring clips of former Republican presidential candidates denouncing Donald Trump. Trump retaliated by

By Laurie Baron FALMOUTH, United Kingdom -Ted Cruz named Carly Fiorina his running mate because she is even more unlikable than him. After he introduced her at a rally, he did not notice when she fell off the stage replicating the response of most Americans when she withdrew from the presidential race earlier this year.

Passover Edition By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO –Basking in his New York primary victory, Donald Trump compared himself to Pharaoh. Both excel at massive building projects, but Trump would have made the Jews pay for the pyramids. Z * Ultra-orthodox rabbis have decided that marijuana is kosher for Passover if smoked for medicinal purposes. After

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump’s convention manager Paul Manafort accused Ted Cruz of employing “Gestapo tactics” to recruit delegates to vote for him.  Either Manafort doesn’t know anything about the Gestapo or he doesn’t know anything about the Republican Party’s rules regarding the delegate selection process. * Rabbis in Scotland have approved of

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Since he was busy campaigning in Wisconsin, Donald Trump missed his grandson’s circumcision ceremony.  Unnamed sources close to Trump have offered another reason: Trump didn’t want to witness his grandson deshlonged. * Pope Francis issued an apostolic exhortation titled “The Joy of Love” advising Catholic clergy to   be more lenient