Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Columns by Brian Greenspun

  • Nevadans lead the charge against antisemitism
    Nevadans lead the charge against antisemitism
    This bill simply says that the United States will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism for the purposes of the federal anti-discrimination laws ...
  • A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022. Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel.
    History foretells Israeli response to Iran attack
    Israel needs to strike back — hard! Whatever a few countries and the unknowledgeable and gullible left in the United States say about Israel’s right to defend itself against those who would ...
  • Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks Wednesday, April 10, 2024, after arriving in Atlanta.
    Where Donald Trump and his cult go, chaos ensues
    Who can forget the chaos? From the moment Donald Trump rode down the escalator of his golden tower in New York City, there was a new normal in American life. Chaos! ...
  • Tropicana Las Vegas team members take part in a door chaining ceremony at the Tropicana Las Vegas Tuesday, April 2, 2024. A baseball stadium is planned for the site.
    The Tropicana Hotel, now and way back when
    This past week the Tropicana closed its doors and with them, seven decades of an incredible and historic run in Las Vegas. In its place will be written the next part of a new chapter in Las Vegas’ storied and ...
  • Hey, R-J, whose side are you on?
    As much as I have tried to refrain from commenting on the opinions of the other newspaper in Las Vegas (that would be the Review-Journal) and the family that directs the editorial board, I find it impossible to stay silent. There is just too much at stake ...
  • Solidarity with Israel a hallmark of great US leaders
    I want to talk about three Jewish leaders. The first two are Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The third ...
  • Oscar speech was an affront to Holocaust victims
    Everyone who watched this year’s Academy Awards on March 10 will remember that one moment of controversy when British movie producer Jonathan Glazer tried to equate Israelis with Nazis ...
  • McConnell surprises no one on the way out the door
    Mitch McConnell said “it should come as no surprise …” The lame-duck U.S. Senate Republican leader was talking about his endorsing Donald Trump last Wednesday immediately following Trump’s Super Tuesday rout of Nikki Haley, which all but locked up ...
  • Unity used to trump division in America
    Since I am close to President Joe Biden’s age and earthly experience, I am comfortable talking about the way things were. This has led me to the conclusion that the disconnect that some Americans are legitimately indulging in this election season may be the result of what they don’t know or don’t remember.
  • Biden’s new Middle East doctrine a road map to peace
    I have faith in Biden’s ability to calibrate the right action in a part of our world that few Americans really understand. He does.
  • Nathan Hale’s sacrifice echoes in ’24 election
    When I was growing up and had to learn all about the United States and our Founding Fathers — men braver than most today, smarter than almost everyone today and blessed with the ability to see far into the future in ways few today can or even want to contemplate — the story of Nathan Hale animated us.
  • Trump’s chaos and bedlam? State GOP is already all in
    If Nevadans want the saner choice of Nikki Haley, they can cast a ballot for her in the primary on Feb. 6. But even if she wins, she can’t get Nevada’s delegates ...
  • These gatekeepers of hypocrisy elevate the Palestinian cause to status of untouchable
    It seems that no deed can change the elite’s embrace of the Palestinian cause. In any discussion following such outrages, the default response ...
  • US leadership needed to ease world’s tremors
    It’s a new year. How about some old thoughts? As in millions of years old! There are tectonic plates that have shaped our planet since the beginning of time. If ever there were a description of being between a rock and a hard place ...
  • Cracks in the foundation of our future
    My peers and I agreed that academics and mental health shared an intimate connection. As one student in my peer group put it, “It’s nearly impossible to focus on school when you’re struggling to survive.” While the expression “struggling to survive” might be an overstatement for some students, survival is a legitimate concern for others. This is especially true for students who are expected to navigate and fulfill adult responsibilities with limited social or familial guidance or support.
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