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Ask Me Anything: Cost of Ice, DIY Whipped Butter, Elderly Turkey, EC en Espanol Nov. 14, 2018
Dear Mary: My husband says that it costs more to make ice in the freezer than to buy it in bags. I f... Read More
Let's Talk Turkey! How to Carve Out a More Joyful Thanksgiving Nov. 13, 2018
I'm still giving thanks that the 2018 election is over, knowing how well the party of Well-Being did... Read More
Saudi Arabia, Supposed Bulwark Against Extremism, Embraces Murderous Thuggery Oct. 24, 2018
The Saudi government's response to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi would be ... Read More
The Khashoggi Response Should Be Limited Oct. 19, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist turned dissident. He fled Saudi Arabia in 2017 and took up re... Read More
America's Lengthening Enemies List Aug. 14, 2018
Friday, deep into the 17th year of America's longest war, Taliban forces overran Ghazni, a provincia... Read More
Too Many Wars. Too Many Enemies. Jan. 30, 2018
If Turkey is not bluffing, U.S. troops in Manbij, Syria, could be under fire by week's end, and NATO... Read More
The Senate Tax Bill: Like Turkey Marrow Soup Dec. 01, 2017
The Senate — the Republican Senate — is ready to sell us out, though it will be a very n... Read More
JFK: When the Light Went Out of the Sky Nov. 22, 2017
SANTA MONICA — Nov. 22 will always be a day the heavens are hung in black. John F. Kennedy wa... Read More
Is Turkey Lost to the West? Mar. 14, 2017
Not long ago, a democratizing Turkey, with the second-largest army in NATO, appeared on track to joi... Read More
Russia Hacking Jan. 13, 2017
What happens now? I suppose it's my own fault that everyone's asking me how America will change afte... Read More
Around the World, Tyrants Ascendant Dec. 25, 2016
John McCain is fond of saying, "It's always darkest just before it goes totally black." According to... Read More
Where Does a Patriot Turn in 2016? Jul. 29, 2016
Where does a true patriot turn in the 2016 presidential election? The Democratic Party's national co... Read More
When Do Values Trump Democracy? Jul. 20, 2016
Last Friday, a splinter of the powerful Turkish military attempted a coup against President Recep Ta... Read More
After Failed Coup, Turkey's President Must Respect Democracy Jul. 20, 2016
In the first critical hours of last week's attempted military coup, the vast majority of Turkish cit... Read More
Europe's Refugee Crisis After Brussels Mar. 30, 2016
Amid all the presidential campaign rhetoric about border security, it's easy for Americans to forget... Read More
Will Mideast Allies Drag Us Into War? Jan. 05, 2016
The New Year's execution by Saudi Arabia of the Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was a delibe... Read More
Stumbling to War With Russia? Nov. 27, 2015
Turkey's decision to shoot down a Russian warplane was a provocative and portentous act. That Sukhoi... Read More
Give More Thanks, and Pass the Mayonnaise Nov. 26, 2015
While a few members of my extended family celebrate Thanksgiving as a prelude to the sales that foll... Read More
Thanksgiving Quiz Nov. 20, 2015
Here's a fun quiz that addresses some of the common mistakes people make when cooking turkey dinner ... Read More
Let's Talk Turkey: How to Stuff More Joy Into Thanksgiving Nov. 10, 2015
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the 2015 holiday season. The question for today is how much are ... Read More
