Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “The Doctrine of Deterrence Has Failed.” If we acknowledge that we are not willing to lose “our” Main Street, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, the nation’s capital, and more to get into devastating conflicts to liberally protect others (who often aren’t even paying their own fair share), then we can make better decisions about when we should actually “fight the good fight.”

Crayons colors of the rainbow. ;-) (Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Beautiful dramatic blue and yellow vases. Perfect for some red roses! ;-) (Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Instead of fire, he’s breathing bubbles. (Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “How a Sticky Situation Taught Me Some Empathy.” Thank G-d, he finished the blood draw, and it was over. But as I reflected afterwards, I thought to myself that this guy is just one of probably millions out there who are unhappy with their jobs, their relationships, their lives, and maybe more broadly, the direction things are going in for them.

This is not our utopian world as countries are getting more and more aggressive and dangerous: Russia China Iran North Korea Ever wonder what things will look like tomorrow? ;-) (Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)