I’ve avoided talking about Israel with my US friends and family for years. I’m so tired of hiding what I believe and staying silent when you speak. The media you trust has created a narrative inversion. It labels Israel, the only Hebrew‑speaking nation, sitting on a tiny, gerrymandered piece of land between vast Arab countries, as the aggressor. It treats movements with openly genocidal intent as victims whose actions are “contextualized.” We all know what the slogans and the charters really me

I’m listening to Lou Lewis’ very interesting piece — with horror, of course. Perhaps I just haven’t gotten to it yet, and I have to admit that I haven’t read that many articles on this subject in The Free Press, but I would certainly be interested in knowing more about who these anti-Semitic young men are and why they are so angry. Are they middle-class, working-class, children of the one-third of working age American men on welfare (many of whom are probably on opioids paid for by Medicaid, as

Hey all, I was wondering what charities you know about that are assisting Colombia after the earthquake a couple days ago. I just learned about it today. Who is legit, who spends money on the ground? Colombia is a Catholic country, so are there solid Catholic charities to donate to to help the people effected? Through googling I found Direct Relief as a general charity, but I am not sure where dollars can best be donated to directly help the people of Colombia. Thanks all.