A Small Taste of Justice // Spoiler alert: The Turx Law of Supreme Court...

Observation Post: The White House couldn’t be any more clear. Space for the announcement of the nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court would be extremely limited. Forms for each network applying...

Syrian Con Game // Putin, Assad and Iran pull a fast one on the...

Is it possible that Bibi Netanyahu was conned by Putin over the promised Iranian pull-out from Syria to the same extent that Donald Trump was conned by Kim Jong-un over North Korea’s eagerness for...

There’s a Bear Out There // Lessons from the night

I am driving down a maze of twisty roads into the dusk, guided by the beams of my headlights. It is that in-between time that is both night and day, light and dark. In...

Bungalow Blues // I finally understood how it’s possible to feel lonely in...

“Here we are!” my husband announced as we turned off the main highway onto a small dirt road. We stopped in front of a white sign that read “Holiday Hills,” and then drove past...

The Europe That Once Was // A conversation with the foremost academic expert on...

This is not my first conversation with the Polish scholar Marcin Wodzinski. In 2013, following the release of his book on chasidism and politics, he visited my office together with the well-known askan Reb...

Hands-free // A treatment for osteoarthritis almost robs a woman of the use of...

It all began in 2008, when Miriam began experiencing pain in the joints of her thumb and forefinger. Before long, she realized that the whole area hurt so much that she couldn’t do everything...

The Gift of Gab // Q&A with Speaker Hall of Famer Stephen...

On July 21, 2015, Stephen Shapiro was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. That evening he also received the National Speakers Association’s Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE) in front of 1,500...

My Daughter Is Angry About Our Financial Crunch // Three parenting experts respond to...

Dear Ami: My husband and I find ourselves in a quandary. I’m reaching out to you because you sometimes offer such questions to a panel, and I’m hoping you will do the same here. My husband...

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Salted Caramel

1 teaspoon unflavored jel powder 2 tablespoons cold water 1½ cups heavy cream, divided 1 cup plain yogurt (not nonfat) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⅓ cup sugar ¼ cup Bakers Choice Caramel Cream Sea salt, for sprinkling In a small bowl,...

Salt and Pepper Biscuits

2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 6 tablespoons Mehadrin Butter, cold, diced ⅔ cup cold half and half 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon half and half, for egg wash Flaked sea salt Coarsely ground black pepper ...