The bomb shelter I share with my Jerusalem neighbors was uninhabitable when I first moved into our residential building five years ago. And that wasn’t surprising, since air-raid sirens hadn’t wailed over Jerusalem since the early 1970s. Of course, Jerusalem wasn’t exactly peaceful all those years. During the two Arab …

The administration’s decision to release five top Taliban leaders in exchange for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl without consulting Congress violated the clear language of two laws and has put American lives in more danger. This is not an issue of partisan politics. Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have …

Faith is making a comeback among liberal Democrats, but they still have a way to go. First, some history. Hoping to attract some Evangelical Christian votes more than 20 years ago, former vice president Al Gore wrote that the biblical story of Noah and the Ark could be paraphrased in …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Fighting Mad Top House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are chastising Secretary Janet Napolitano for skipping Wednesday’s hearing examining the attempted Christmas Day bombing. Pennsylvania’s Chris Carney said: “I am very dismayed that the secretary herself isn’t here. I mean it’s …

Something happened during Monday’s show. I heard a line from one of the communists that we played on the air that makes the point clearly about what we’ve been talking about here. I want to play it again: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JED BRANDT, COMMUNIST: We have to help bring this …

“There is no education like adversity.” — Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli served as the United Kingdom’s prime minister twice during the 1800s. His simple words have eternal and profound meaning. We are judged by what we are able to conquer or overcome. World War II is a pristine example of this …

The list of new gadgets available to travelers grows longer each year. But however long that list is, it’s nothing compared to the list of new products parents are expected to buy year after year. Combine all those lists, add in products specially designed for traveling families, and that’s a …

So KFC has come up with a brand new sandwich that replaces the bun with two deep-fried chicken fillets. And it might be the greatest thing ever. It’s called the Double Down and it consists of three strips of bacon, Swiss and Pepper-Jack cheeses, packed between two plump breasts. It …

While mid-life is a very satisfying period for most men, for many others it brings on an existential crisis, resulting in a search for meaning in one’s life. Rather than coming out of left field, however, midlife crises are typically triggered by a significant adverse event in a man’s life, …

Researchers continue to find evidence that a bigger waistline is a predictor of poor health — especially poor heart health. However, it’s shocking how much a bigger waistline can affect your entire body’s health, literally from head to toe. If there’s one part of your body to focus on keeping …