Category: Middle-East

Middle-East Peace Plan

President Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have released their Middle East peace plan, which is based on economic incentives. To kick off negotiations the United States will hold an “economic workshop” in Bahrain next month to discuss strategies to invest in the Palestinians and other Arabs. The basic premise is to induce cooperation from Palestine by … Continue reading Middle-East Peace Plan →

January 9th

Friends, Happy hump day! We are halfway through the work week… only two more days until two more days until Monday (again). Alas, unless you’re a federal employee, which I doubt you are, this week hasn’t been (relatively) that bad. How, you ask, can I make such a definitive statement? Aside from the fact that … Continue reading January 9th →

December 23rd

Friends, Seasons greetings! Before I embark on this more-serious-than-normal edition of the Lens I want to wish you and yours a beautiful holiday season. Now that that’s over, in case you missed it, the American government has shutdown, our allies feel “betrayed”, “blindsided”,  the Kurds are facing imminent slaughter, the last great protector of the … Continue reading December 23rd →

November 21st

Friends, I wanted to catch you before Thanksgiving because if you intend to have fruitful conversations with your relatives about politics you’ll want to read this beforehand. Although, I may be taking a year off from political discourse at family gatherings after calling several loved ones uneducated and ignorant…. they left shortly thereafter. Anyways… let’s … Continue reading November 21st →