The Iconoclast

The Spur-Winged Plover
By Ehud Neor We live on the northern edge of a small town in southern Israel, not far from the coast. On the other side of our back yard fence […]

The Tangled Web of Foreign Aid
By Armando Simón The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance […]

Australian hospital examines patient records after nurse claims to have killed Israelis
From outside Australia, this is the Washington Post MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian hospital is examining patient records after a nurse claimed online to have killed Israelis, officials said Wednesday, […]

‘Kill them’: NSW Health nurses who made threats against Israelis at their hospital have been identified
From The Nightly It’s a bit hard to get a local Australian news report on this as they are mostly behind paywalls. NSW Police have vowed to conduct a “thorough […]

University of Toronto hosts a seminar of hate
By Geoffrey Clarfield I am an alumni of the University of Toronto. My late uncle was an alumni. The University of Toronto is now an official cesspool of anti Semitic […]

A tale of two immunities — or why NYU owes me $5.80, and an explanation
By Lev Tsitrin What do you do when you are scheduled to give a public lecture, and know that a particular person in the audience will be poised to ask […]

Here’s Why Obama Created DEI
But Victor Davis Hanson I want to talk today about the controversy over diversity, equity, and inclusion, but in a little different strain. I want to compare it with affirmative action. […]

Trump’s plan for Gaza: a new start on an intractable problem
By Conrad Black There have been the predictable negative reactions around Europe about President Trump’s comments on Gaza, and particularly the proposal effectively to remove the current population, and recreate […]

Defending USAID
By Bruce Bawer In 2025, being a Democrat means never having to say you’re sorry “I’ve been cynical when it comes to the government,” said Kari Lake about the indefensible expenditures that […]

In 2017, I Tried to Spotlight USAID
By Armando Simón In 2017, with the election of Donald Trump, I along with millions of others felt there would be a deep change in the federal government. In my limited […]

30 schools in Cyprus receive bomb threat: “We will conquer Europe, Islam will prevail”
From Greek City Times and the Cyprus Mail One website says 30 schools, the other 300. Bomb threats were sent to more than 300 state and private schools in Cyprus […]

Commentary Sorry, Liberals. DOGE Is 100% Legal. Here’s Why
By Victor Davis Hanson I want to revisit the hysteria, controversy—whatever term we use—about Elon Musk and his role in the Department of Government Efficiency—or DOGE—using that term for the […]

As the New Administration Emerges, It Is Getting Hard for Canadians To See America as an Ally
By Conrad Black These have been such action-packed days that it is hard to believe that it is only three weeks since Donald Trump was re-inaugurated to the presidency of […]

Now Is the Time to Remove Interprovincial Trade Barriers and Strengthen Canada’s Economy
By Conrad Black The controversy over tariffs between Canada and the United States—and the partially related issue of illegal migrants, drugs, guns, and other objects crossing the Canada-U.S. border—is having […]

America Last. The Economist hates you – and Donald Trump.
By Bruce Bawer I don’t give a lot of thought to the Economist, the weekly British-American news-magazine, except when I’m at an airport. At airports the damn thing is ubiquitous. It’s prominently […]

Deep State May Emerge as Greatest Financial Ripoff in World History
By Roger L Simon I’m no economist or even accountant, but it takes no professional training, just a soupçon of common sense, to see what is emerging from the DOGE-led investigations […]