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Jewish World Review
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
      —   Abraham Maslow
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(THOUGHT PROVOKING) Byron York: Minnesota: Federal law shouldn't apply to us

News of the Weird: AWWWWW!

Argus' Rogue Report

Alison Leigh Cowan: The misadventures of a couple looking to donate blood in Israel

Tom Purcell: The neighborhoods the Silent Generation built

HALLELUJAH --- & OOPS!(SCHADENFREUDE VIDEO) Vince Dao: CNN Legal Analyst Delivers BRUTAL News to Don Lemon as DOJ Criminally Investigates Lib Activists

Anthony DePalma: The Cuban people's resilience is a strength but also a trap

Lisa Jarvis: The push for lower US drug prices uses bad logic

Michael Hiltzik: Uber's trying to snow voters with a supposedly pro-consumer ballot initiative. Don't buy it

MediaWatch by Tim Graham: Guess When Catholic Cardinals Are Touted for Their Moral Authority?

Chicago Tribune Editorial Board DePaul gets ensnared in a sports gambling scandal that should raise alarms at the NCAA

Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations

Clash between U.S. allies in Syria threatens ISIS detention centers

Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board: Phase 2 begins --- 'Hamas is no longer appealing'


THINK TOONS

Speed Bump by Dave Coverly

9 to 5 by Harley Schwadron

Bottom Liners by Eric and Bill Teitelbaum

Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler


Seriously Funny
Why Pay Less If You Can Pay More?
By Mordechai Schiller


I was a kid when I learned from my Romanian great-uncle the art of bargaining. I call it hondling with care. It can look like an argument, but it's more of a ritual folk dance. Counterintuitive as it may be to some of us, in Western culture, overspending became a status symbol


The Pushback
With a nod to his forthcoming presidential campaign, J.D. Vance explains his positions on Israel --- Tucker, Candnce and the 'woke Right' be damned
By Meira Kolatch


The Veep sets expectations and whispers aloud; with analysis by a thoughtful yet feisty British-Israeli

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The Muddle East
Syria says it has reached ceasefire with U.S.-backed Kurdish militia
By Kareem Fahim & Zakaria Zakaria


The ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S. ally against the Islamic State, came after the group lost much of its territory in a weekend of clashes


Reality Check
Fact vs. fiction: The Mossad's role in the 2026 Iran uprising
By Shimon Sherman

When protests began, rumors about Israeli intelligence involvement in spurring the nascent movement toward revolution spread like wildfire


Reality Check
Trump plans to charge $1 billion for permanent seat on 'Board of Peace'
By Lauren Kaori Gurley & Michael Birnbaum

New details about a Trump-led board conceived to oversee rebuilding in Gaza have given rise to predictions that it could be used in place of U.N.'s traditional role


What's Next?
Iran's battered regional proxies still a menace in fight with US
By Sam Dagher

Iran has spent decades funding and nurturing a web of proxy militias across the Middle East for exactly this type of moment: The Islamic Republic is besieged by a popular domestic uprising and threatened externally by arch enemies Israel and the US


Humanity
Why some people are wired to help strangers, and what their brains reveal
By Cristina Quinn

One striking finding is altruistic kidney donors tend to have a larger amygdala, a part of the brain critical to processing emotions


Fantas-Tech?
Robots are learning to make human babies. Nearly 2 dozen have already been born
By Elizabeth Dwoskin & Zoeann Murphy

One in six adults experiences infertility. Can groundbreaking automation help answer their prayers?


Must-Know Info
8 Things You Need to Stop Wasting Money on in 2026
By Rachael Green

Want to get your finances in shape this year? Start by cutting out these sneaky sources of waste in your budget


Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By G. Daniela Galarza

This perfect bowl of wholesome, filling soup is spicy, cozy and so delicious. Also: A cinch to make

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Speed Bump by Dave Coverly

9 to 5 by Harley Schwadron

Bottom Liners by Eric and Bill Teitelbaum

Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler

Lisa Benson

Lisa Benson BONUS!

Chip Bok

Chip Bok BONUS!

Bill Bramhall

A.F. Branco

A.F. Branco BONUS!

A.F. Branco BONUS!

Sean Delonas

Jake Fuller

Dave Granlund

Margolis & Cox

Michael Ramirez

Michael Ramirez BONUS!

Michael Ramirez BONUS!


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