Pigs are considered unclean in Islam, which is why Muslims do not consume pork. But the idea that Muslims are somehow “scared of pigs” is simply naive and ignorant.

The Old Testament also explicitly forbade the consumption of pork. In the…

As a musician it took me decades to learn the difference between hearing and listening.

Sure, you can hear that another musician might be rushing or dragging a phrase, but are you adjusting to that? Are you also making a change to help?…

I still find myself fuming at the way ostensibly well-informed individuals can stand right in the heart of the empire denouncing its targets, as we saw in the open letter that a group of left-wing western individuals addressed “to Iran’s…

As I have observed in the past, it is possible to be entertained nearly every week by the antics of President Donald J Trump, though one’s amusement often changes to annoyance or even to disgust when the consequences of the behavior become clear…