About Paul Berger

Well, this marks the last of my posts as last-minute guest editor of the Daily Shvitz. It's been fun. Thank you to Michael for inviting me to post. Thank you for reading. And wishing you all a happy Pesach. I … Read More

I didn't know Rosie O'Donnell was an expert on military operations. According to her personal blog, Britain invaded Iranian waters as a pretext for a US-led invasion. False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, … Read More

Catholics are up in arms over a 6ft chocolate sculpture of Christ that will go on display in New York over Easter. The work, called "My Sweet Lord," will be on view in a window of the Roger Smith Hotel's … Read More

March 2007 must be one of the worst months in recent history for the New York City Police Department. Despite figures released this week showing a further drop in crime, the city's cops keep coming under attack. As if the … Read More

Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch, gave a short but blistering speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council recently: Faced with compelling reports from around the world of torture, persecution, and violence against women, what has the Council … Read More

The Subway blogger had a slightly tense commute into work this morning: An older gentleman gets on the train. Looks normal enough. Wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. He has a fedora hat on and a big, white beard. … Read More

There's a slightly confusing article on the Guardian website today about a raucous anti-Semitism debate at the annual conference of Britain's National Union of Students. Feelings ran so high in the debate at Blackpool that the chairman was forced to … Read More

The New York Sun reports on a conference of Arab lesbians that was held in Haifa yesterday: Many of the attendees said they were sad that the only place safe enough to hold a conference for gay Arab women was … Read More

The (London) Times US editor Gerard Baker hits the nail on the head with his description of the current Iranian hostage crisis as 'humiliating' (via Clive Davis). It's a word I toyed with yesterday, but was too cowardly to use. … Read More

Whale Sharks live for up to 120 years in the wild, but a recent Japanese study showed that in captivity their average lifespan is about 502 days. At the Georgia Aquarium, a whale shark died earlier this year when his … Read More