— By William E. Halal, PhD During my career as a major in the US Air Force, an aerospace engineer on the Apollo Project, and now a professor, I’ve been fascinated by the overview effect that astronauts experience in space. It’s that special awareness of our Earth as a lovely blue marble floating in a lonely…
Ending the Israel-Palestine Wars – The Gaza Riviera
— With polls showing Trump could beat Biden, Ukraine in a stalemate against Russia, and climate denial raging on, the Hamas attack on Israel seems like the proverbial last straw. Coming from Arabic heritage (born in Lebanon), I want to convey how this latest crisis could be turned into a showcase of Israeli-Palestinian collaboration, possibly…

