Laboring through Labor Day. A look at how life has changed from schools to politics in Chicagoland and America. By Ray Hanania The Labor Day weekend usually marks a special point in our lives when children go back to school,… Read More ›
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It’s the News Media, stupid!
It’s the news media, stupid! Playing golf or politics with people’s suffering in the Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton presidential election. The hypocrisy is screaming out loud By Ray Hanania The flood damage in Louisiana is considered one of the worst… Read More ›
Are the Olympics fair?
Are the Olympics fair? A look at the disparity of the various nations, from the rich to the poor, and how that directly impacts the competing athletes By Ray Hanania I know that the Olympics are probably as political as… Read More ›
In honor of that rare breed of good state employees
In honor of that rare breed of good state employees By Ray Hanania The saga of getting my boat registered continued this past week. The process is so complicated when you buy a boat from a private seller (non-retailer) because… Read More ›
OJ Simpson and the moral bankruptcy of society
OJ Simpson and the moral bankruptcy of society By Ray Hanania When I was young, the world was a scary place. The Soviet Sputnik was flying over our heads menacingly as we hid under varnished wood school desks. Drifter Richard… Read More ›
Billions, Shameless: cable TV shows worth watching
Billions and Shameless rule. My calendar is not divided so much into seasons of weather, but rather shorter seasons marked by the premiere and evaporation of new and old Cable TV series. They come and go quickly on a 12-14 week… Read More ›
Please visit The Arab Daily News for Ray Hanania’s opinions, blogs and reports
Please visit The Arab Daily News for Ray Hanania’s opinions, blogs and reports We’ll be directing everything from this website to http://www.TheArabDailyNews.com where you will be able to read Ray Hanania’s columns and also the blogs and commentaries of other… Read More ›
Time to stop the phone scam bullies
Time to stop the phone scam bullies By RAY HANANIA Southwest News-Herald Friday, March 14, 2014 For the past few months, I have been receiving telephone calls from (347) 559-0378, telling me I am going to be charged with a… Read More ›
“Arabs aboard the Titanic,” Presentation to the Midwest Federation of Syrian and Lebanese Clubs
Arabs of the Titanic Presentation by Ray Hanania and Aaron Hanania SLIDE 1 The Titanic departed Southampton in southern England at noon, April 10, 1912 and was due to arrive in New York City on April 15. Along the way,… Read More ›
Ramping Up to the Corporate Rat Race: The Corporate World for Dummies
Ramping Up to the Corporate Rat Race: The Corporate World for Dummies By Ray Hanania Introduction: The Corporate World (CW) is a foreign country for many, not only for those who are outside of the business world, but also for those… Read More ›
2012 in review for this Blog
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 19,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this… Read More ›
Russian veto threat turns tables on biased American policies
Russian veto threat turns tables on biased American policies By Ray Hanania — The United States and its allies planned to introduce tough new sanctions against the Government of Syria in the United Nations Security Council, but the Government of… Read More ›
Singing the wrong kind of presidential tunes
Singing the wrong kind of presidential tune By Ray Hanania –– What is it about singing candidates? Last Thursday, President Barack Obama was crooning the line from a popular Al Green soul song, “Let’s Stay Together,” at a fundraiser he had… Read More ›
Some random thoughts about presidential politics
Some random thoughts about presidential politics By RAY HANANIA • Friday, January 27, 2012 Voters in South Carolina apparently don’t think its that wrong to cheat on your wife, but they do think it’s wrong to cheat on Jesus. That’s… Read More ›
Cyber wars could be better than rubber bullets
Cyber wars could be better than rubber bullets By Ray Hanania — I quickly took notice when it was reported that someone, possibly Saudi computer geeks, had broken into the Israeli banking system to steal Israeli credit card numbers. Deputy Foreign Minister… Read More ›
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