Blogs and Submissions
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Ranting about lockdown casualties, participation trophies, and more — Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 13, 2021 While walking home from Astoria Park the other day, I passed Riccardo’s By the Bridge. (FYI: Nobody in Astoria ever called it anything other than “Riccardo’s ...
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Muna is Palestine, Yakub is Israel: The Untold Story of Sheikh Jarrah | Ramzy Baroud
Israeli forces suppress a Palestinian protest against house evictions in Sheikh Jarrah. (Photo: Activestills) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 12, 2021 There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah storie ...
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From BLM to Gun Control: What Do You Believe (and why)? — Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 10, 2021 “The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.” (Proverbs 14:15) Have you ever wondered why you believe what you believe? We are ...
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How an E-Mail from AOC Made Me Question the COVID-19 Death Count — Mickey Z.
(Instagram screenshot) Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 22, 2021 On April 6, 2021, I got an email from the offices of AOC (she’s my congressperson) informing me that “those who lost loved ones to C ...
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A Palestinian Prayer for Ramadan | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudMay the Voices of the Oppressed Be Heard Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aptil 18, 2021 COVID-19 cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the ...
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"Because Science" Can Be a Dangerous Argument - Here's Why — Mickey Z.
Screenshot from teechip.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 8, 2021 “Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.” (George Bernard Shaw) This article is not any of the following: “A ...
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Lockdowns Devastate Yemen (and the Third World), But YOU Can Help — Mickey Z.
Abdo, aged 4, with his uncle Yahya in Al Sadaqah hospital. Abdo passed away on December 3, 2020 from the effects of severe acute malnutrition. (Courtesy of Giles Clarke/U.N. Office for the Coordinati ...
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What I Learned at the Laundromat — Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 4, 2021 For more than eight years, I did my wash in the same laundromat. Called “Sparkle Plenty,” it was a relic. It first opened in 1973 and appeared a ...
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A Country in Turmoil: Why Netanyahu is a Symptom, Not Cause of Israel’s Political Crisis | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 20, 2020 It is convenient to surmise that Israel’s current political crisis is consistent with the country’s unfailing trajectory of short-lived ...
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Virginia Beach, the Iranian Air Force, and the Sound of Freedom — Mickey Z.
Vintage postcard (public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 26, 2020 Many, many years ago, me and three friends drove to Virginia Beach for a week-long getaway. Upon arriving, we stopped a ...
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The World is Changing: China Launches Campaign for Superpower Status | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- Ramzy Baroud Oct. 19, 2020 The outdated notion that China "just wants to do business" should be completely erased from our understanding of the rising global power’s p ...
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