In Bloomberg, Claudia Sahm looks at why American consumers are still so melancholy despite declining inflation rates (which still means prices are going up, only more slowly than before), low unemployment and positive growth forecasts. While Sahm suggests the gloom could be tied to political partisanship and more negative news stories, she builds a strong case for why the main culprit is Covid-19.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


