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Michael Kuttner
Conditional Friendships
One can always discern when a potential friendship is really a conditional one.
The clue is when the word ‘IF’ is always attached to some kind...
Away with the fairies
Originating from Scottish or Irish/Gaelic myths this expression has nowadays come to signify someone who refuses to face reality and lives in a dream...
Self-flagellation
Surprising as it may seem, this ancient form of afflicting the body is still practised among various groups these days.
Roman Catholic devotees, especially in...
Verbal pollution
One of the blights plaguing humanity these days is the increasing pollution which is causing ecological damage to our oceans and poisoning the air...
The day after
Trying to predict events when it comes to Israel and the region is fraught with uncertainty.
Crystal balls may be notoriously unreliable, but nevertheless, there...
Unhinged
I am not sure what is actually causing the insanity currently being displayed internationally and domestically.
Perhaps it is climate change that has addled the...
Today’s French Revolution
In July 1789, the Paris Bastille was stormed by rampaging mobs, and the established order of autocratic rule was swiftly swept away.
With the departure...
Uncle Sham
As 4 July is celebrated by Americans at home and around the world it is a good time to reflect on whether the “goldene...
Heads in the sand
According to a popular and widely accepted myth, it is believed that ostriches spend a large part of their day with their head in...
Getting the message
The definition of “getting the message” is to understand something that is not being said directly.
Before and after the Shoah, Judeophobia reverted to a...
