Today marks one year since the Hamas attack on Israel. In my view, little that is encouraging has happened during that year, and the region today seems further from peace than at any time I can remember. I see a lot of unhappy parallels between Israel after 10-7 and America after 9-11. In each case, tactical successes accumulate without any strategic vision, and political leaders reap short-term benefits without bringing long-term benefits to their nations.
The featured post “One Year After” discusses the situation, and flashes back twenty years to an essay I wrote about terrorist strategy. Then, the Al Qaeda/Bush administration pairing was central, and I used a Hamas/Israel analogy to make a point. That passage looks eerie now. The article is almost done, and should appear shortly.
The weekly summary has a lot to discuss: continued good news about the economy, which nobody seems to notice; the Walz/Vance debate; Jack Smith’s new brief on the January 6 case against Trump; the lies that are disrupting the government’s response to Helene; and a number of short notes related to the campaign. I can’t really guess how long it will take to finish, but weekly summaries usually post between noon and one EDT, so let’s go with that.
The Weekly Sift 
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Hi, Doug, I wanted to thank you, so much, for your talk at church last Sunday. Is there any way I could have a copy of the transcript? I care most deeply about the institutions and communities you spoke for. Thank you, again!
Warmly, Liz
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It’s on my other blog: https://freeandresponsible.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenges-and-opportunities-for-future.html
Thank you! I don’t see how to get on the email/alert list for that blog, but would love to. Thank you, again.