Elad Hakim

When trying to understand the conclusions in the recent Inspector General report, you are left scratching your head. Although the report did not necessarily contain the “smoking gun” that many people anticipated, it was not entirely useless. Some of the findings provided damning evidence that bolstered the claims made by many Republicans of an unwavering, pervasive, and relentless level of bias by some members of the FBI and/or DOJ against President Trump. One such exchange involved Peter Str...

Republicans! Be Smart with the RINO’s!
Recently, many Republicans have been using the term RINO. Of course, they are not referring to the large rhinos with giant horns. Rather, they are referring to members of their own party who, for one reason or another, are not “Republican enough.”
“Republican in name only,” which is to say, someone who pretends to be a member of the tribe but is closer to a traitor, because he or she lacks the spine for conservative policymaking, or sells out their own t...

A Double Standard Fueled by Desperation
Roseanne Barr’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett were vile, vulgar, and inappropriate. Ms. Barr can try to blame the medication that she was allegedly taking, but this does not excuse her conduct. As a grown woman, she must own-up to what she said and deal with the consequences resulting from her disgusting and inappropriate comments. In this case, the consequences were swift and severe, as ABC decided to cancel her show despite its stellar ratings...

Despite some posturing by both sides, President Trump and Kim Jong-un are currently scheduled to meet on June 12, 2018. Rather than expressing optimism relative to this historic meeting, some Democrats have threatened congressional interference or action unless several demands are met.
Top Senate Democrats said Monday they will push for mandatory sanctions on North Korea if President Trump fails to win major concessions from Kim Jong-un, including complete denuclearization, as the two leaders...

Stop with the impeachment and pardon talk already!
Recently, the two terms that we continue to hear on the major news networks and from some prominent Democrats are impeachment and pardon. For example, Maxine Waters was recently quoted as saying:
“Seventy percent of Democrats who have been polled say that [Trump] should be impeached, I’m with the 70 percent,” said Waters.
http://ussanews.com/News1/2018/06/03/maxine-waters-gives-creepy-threat-demands-trump-supporters-resist-him-or-they-will-go...

Last week, I submitted several op-ed pieces to several very prominent newspapers. While I felt that the articles were strong, well-reasoned, and timely pieces, the editors of the papers were not interested. Ouch! Talk about an ego buster!
While it is easy to personalize rejections of this nature, one should refrain from doing so. There are many reasons why a specific editor/paper might not be interested in your article. The paper might have recently published one or more pieces on this topic ...

Republicans and Democrats agree on little these days. This is especially true when it comes to certain social issues. For example, many Republicans believe in the traditional definition of marriage (man and woman). Democrats, on the other hand, take a much broader approach. Republicans tend to believe that a person is born as a man or a woman and that science dictates one's sex. Democrats have a different view. One thing is certain: the country is currently on a left-leaning, steep, and slipp...

Helping without the “I”
This past Saturday, I was walking my dog in my neighborhood when I met a woman who was staying with one of our neighbors for the Sabbath. After we exchanged formalities, I asked her where she was from and how she knew my neighbors. Eventually, I asked her what she did. To my surprise, she was a lawyer (in Israel) and was currently looking for work in South Florida.
I told her that I was also a lawyer and offered to introduce her to several Hebrew speaking lawyers in to...

It is not unusual for someone to derive a bit of satisfaction when learning about another's failures or mishaps. As a matter of fact, psychologists agree that this is somewhat normal. However, rooting for failure to make a political statement helps no one and can be risky. This is especially true when the stakes are high, like they are when dealing with a rogue regime that mistreats its citizens and is obsessed with nuclear weapons and the methods to deliver them.
I recently read an article a...

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For the past several years, the country has experienced the slow and steady erosion of traditional conservative values. What has replaced these values is a constant call for “inclusivity” that has reached ridiculous and absurd proportions. Our level of political correctness has reached such ludicrous levels that words that were once deemed to be innocent and a part of our ordinary vernacular are now criticized and viewed as ...

Articles of Impeachment and the DAG — A Blurry Picture!
Recently, there has been talk among some Republican House members (the House Freedom Caucus) about the possibility of presenting Articles of Impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Many Conservative believe that Mr. Rosenstein is obstructing Congress’ investigation by failing to turn over documents relating to the Russia investigation and/or the Clinton email scandal server in a timely manner. These documents were req...