Is Trump Going for Armageddon?

US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Tuesday “completely destroyed” a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran, Iranian media has reported, as the bombing campaign continues to hit places of worship and other civilian targets. Photos and videos of the aftermath show that the damage at the Rafi-Nia Synagogue, and Hebrew-language religious books are seen in the rubble. […]

Hezbollah's Cheap Fiber Optic Drones A Growing, Deadly Problem For Israeli Troop Convoys Via The Cradle Hezbollah attacked the Israeli army with a fiber-optic drone in the Galilee on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen soldiers and destroying a military vehicle.  Israeli Army Radio reported that 12 soldiers were injured when the drone struck a military position in the Shomera settlement. Two soldiers were “moderately” injured while 10 sustained minor wounds, Army Radio added, also revealing that other soldiers may be transferred to the hospital later for anxiety and ringing in the ears. Source: Israeli...

The Assisted Suicide Of Lofty State And Local Taxes Authored by Rob Arnott via RealClearPolitics, We get the government we choose to elect, hence the government we deserve. Voting for ever-higher punitive taxes on the rich is arguably a form of civic suicide. Consider that a wealthy New Yorker can get a raise of almost 40% just by moving. That’s right. If moving eliminates a 14.8% top state and local tax rate, our top-tier taxpayer gets a 36% raise, not a 14.8% raise, by leaving. It’s doubtful if any of our city...