Michael Kuttner
Foot in mouth outbreaks
A “foot in mouth” award is presented each year by the Plain English Campaign in the UK for the best baffling comment by a...
Inevitability
“The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be.”
This piece of wisdom by an Irish...
Nauseous nonsense
The definition of nausea is “a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.”
Subsequent frantic attempts by politicians and officials to justify this “deal”...
New brooms
Monday, 20 January 2025, promises to be the start of a major political cleaning operation in Washington.
For the majority of Americans who voted for...
Home truths
Will unpalatable and uncomfortable truths continue to be swept under the carpet this year?
The irresistible urge to avoid unpleasant realities is a dominant feature...
Oblivious
As we transition to a new civil year, it is glaringly transparent that many remain deliberately oblivious to lurking threats and dangers.
Whistleblowers are never...
End of year speculation
The civil year of 2024 is drawing to a close.
For the non-Jewish world, it is usually a time of festive hoopla accompanied by an...
Rededication
Chanukah marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its liberation from illegal foreign occupation forces.
Bear this in mind as the annual hoopla...
Repercussions and Reverberations
This has been a vintage week where predictable events have followed dramatic consequences.
The question is whether the unfolding dramas could have been prevented or...
Discordant Voices
The cacophony of harsh and disagreeable rhetoric about Israel and Jews has increased to an alarming crescendo.
The media waits expectantly for each and every...