Author: David Rutman

In early 2019, Israel became the first government worldwide to approve a “Compassionate Use” program for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD. The U.S followed Israel’s lead when the FDA approved limited MDMA therapy in December 2019. Here’s some news that will quite literally blow your mind: Israel has quietly become one of the world leaders in […]

WATCH VIDEO: Although they were not specifically addressed in the statement, cats were also omitted. [embedded content] A list published by the Chinese agriculture ministry on Wednesday offered to restrict, for the first time, eating dog meat in mainland China,  for “They are generally not regarded as livestock and poultry in the world.” The statement […]

Trump says he acknowledged COVID-19 warning memo ‘maybe a day ago’ Trump says he did not learn of the warnings until “maybe a day ago, two days ago”; In New York, another 1,000 people died in the last 36-hours; U.S. death toll approaches 15,000 Screenshot: Yahoo News Two memos warning that the coronavirus could kill […]

Omar Barghouti: ‘If Israel finds a cancer cure, for example, or any other disease, then there is no problem cooperating’ Omar Barghouti Facebook Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, said that if Israel develops a vaccine for the new coronavirus, all supporters are free to take it. Barghouti made […]

“The enemy is the unphilosophical spirit which knows nothing and wants to know nothing of truth.”-Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in our Time (1971) To survive and prosper after COVID-19 – a pandemic with pertinent political as well as biological origins – will require both courage and reason.[1] There is nothing new or insightful about such a […]

A review of gambling journalistic insights and industry forecasts by industry reporter By Contributing Author Having recently joined the writing staff of Gambling Insider, a leading news site of the gambling industry, author/reporter Owain Flanders has offered some unique thoughts on the whole industry but also to dive deeper into a story of gambling and […]

Officials say closure set to be more lenient than one imposed on ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak; Jerusalem mayor warns lockdown may not be effective as it leaves large families cramped in one house or apartment with no option of leaving Bnei Brak. Photo credit Moti Kimchi / Ynet The government has decided overnight Sunday […]

Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus Six large cats, three tigers, and three African lions have developed a dry cough, at the Bronx Zoo. One more, a 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the zoo said Sunday. The tigers and lions are believed to have been […]

Coronavirus: Rescuing a nation in peril: In midst of pandemic, leaders must find courage, rally support for the common good, based on science and public health expertise Louis René Beres WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA: For the moment, the dominant threat to the United States is unambiguously biological. A successful response to COVID-19 requires collective courage as […]