Amanda Unvarnished

Amplifying dubious Hamas claims caused real damage. No wonder public trust in news reporting is so low.

Their feelings don't care about your facts.

Watch now (12 mins) | Years ago, when I was just starting to think about how to write my history of Israel, I knew that in telling the story of the State of Israel, music and poetry would simply have to be part of the tale. There are certain poems, like those we have discussed over the years in

*We have COVID in the Sykes household so this week’s planned travel is off. But the rest of the team will still have a great time in the Big Easy. Fingers crossed for the rest of us.* ** Rolling into a helluva new week: Chaos in the House? Hold our beer, says the GOP.