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Is This the Rights' Fight? Wrong Turn on Right 5: Charlie Kirk Case, Prosecutor Disqualification, and Israel Debate
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 2009. She operates a boutique national security law practice. She serves as President of Scarab Rising, Inc., a media and security strategic advisory firm. Additionally, she is the Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider, which focuses on foreign policy, geopolitics, security, and human rights. She is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association’s Energy, Environment, and Science and Technology Sections, where she serves as Program Vice Chair in the Oil and Gas Committee. She is also a member of the New York City Bar Association. She serves on the Middle East and North Africa Affairs Committee and affiliates with the Foreign and Comparative Law Committee.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen14 days ago in Interview
Inside Oprah Winfrey’s Anti-Aging Lifestyle: How She Slows Time Through Habits, Not Age
There’s a certain stillness to Oprah Winfrey that people notice before they ever comment on how she looks. A steadiness. A calm authority that doesn’t rush to fill silence. When conversations turn to aging, this is usually where they land—not on numbers, not on years, but on presence.
By Darryl Hudson15 days ago in Interview
Fumfer Physics 37: From IQ Puzzles to Physics Breakthroughs
Scott Douglas Jacobsen asks Rick Rosner to compare one of the hardest known IQ-test problems—the three interpenetrating cubes from the Mega Test—to challenges in real-world physics. Rosner situates the puzzle alongside deep problems in group theory, particle classification, and the discovery of fundamental symmetries. He contrasts patience-driven spatial reasoning with the decade-long conceptual grind behind general relativity, highlighting intuition, persistence, and mathematical endurance. Drawing on Einstein, Maxwell, and historical breakthroughs, Rosner argues that elite physics problems share the same core demand as extreme puzzles: sustained visualization, disciplined reasoning, and a willingness to work through complexity step by step.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen16 days ago in Interview
A Story of Taylor Swift
On a quiet Christmas morning in Reading, Pennsylvania, a young girl sat on the edge of her bed holding a guitar that was nearly as big as she was. Her fingers pressed carefully against the strings as she tried to match the melodies she heard in her head. Her name was Taylor Swift, and even at that young age, she understood something important: music was not just sound—it was a way to tell the truth. Long before stadium lights and chart-topping records, Taylor was learning how to turn feelings into stories.
By Organic Products 18 days ago in Interview
Fumfer Physics 36: Proto-Thoughts, Context, and Memory Hooks
Scott Douglas Jacobsen asks whether it is naïve to look for a discrete “unit” of thought, given that thoughts vary in informational content and rarely arrive as neat sentences. Rick Rosner argues that language captures only a thin slice of cognition: perception, background knowledge, self-critique, and half-formed associations run in parallel as “proto-thoughts.” He uses the example of viewing a painting to show how sensory input and contextual inference accompany any sentence-like notion. Most thoughts, he adds, pass without leaving retrieval “hooks,” much like dreams. Without deliberate encoding—or a later contextual trigger—mental material vanishes, because recall depends on activating the right associative patterns.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen27 days ago in Interview
T. Michael W. Halcomb on Disillusionment, Community, and Accountability in the Modern Church
T. Michael W. Halcomb is an American professor, author, podcaster, and stand-up comedian. He is the author of around 30 books, an educator with five degrees (including a PhD), and a frequent academic presenter with nearly 100 conference presentations. He co-founded GlossaHouse in 2012, a publishing house focused on language-learning resources, especially biblical languages. He gave a TEDx talk, "Silent no more: Resurrecting dead languages," in Evansville, IN in October of 2015. His comedy work has been featured in outlets such as Yahoo! Entertainment, TheWrap, and The Mirror US.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Interview
Nick Brooks Takes the Stage in “How Close to the Fire” at George Street Playhouse
Nick Brooks steps into one of the most powerful and transformative chapters of his career with his upcoming stage role in How Close to the Fire presented through The Next Dramatist program at the acclaimed George Street Playhouse. Scheduled to go into production in Spring 2026, the play represents a monumental moment for Brooks—both as a seasoned actor and as a storyteller committed to truth, resilience, and purpose-driven art.
By Michelle Du'Boisabout a month ago in Interview
SB Quan Turns Real Life Into Records, One Release at a Time
SB Quan’s rise hasn’t been loud or overnight. It’s been gradual, personal, and shaped by real-life experiences that show up clearly in his music. As an independent hip-hop artist, he has been building his catalog quietly but consistently, earning attention through honesty rather than hype. His work reflects someone who has lived through setbacks, pauses, and reflection—and decided to come back with something to say.
By Michelle Du'Bois2 months ago in Interview
Bold Energy, Raw Authenticity: Chloe Couture’s Moment Has Arrived
Chloe Couture is a Brooklyn-born, Panamanian recording artist who is quickly carving out her own lane in today’s music industry. Raised in the cultural melting pot of New York City, Chloe was surrounded by rhythm, movement, and creativity from an early age. That foundation helped shape her artistic identity and sharpen her instinct for performance. Now based in Miami, she continues to evolve, drawing inspiration from both her roots and her surroundings. Her sound blends bold energy, raw authenticity, and undeniable star power, creating a style that feels both modern and deeply personal.
By Michelle Du'Bois2 months ago in Interview
Interview: The Discipline Behind Nasdaq Futures Trader Koushik Ranjit
Known for his structured approach to Nasdaq futures and his ability to manage multiple six-figure funded accounts, Koushik Ranjit has built a quieter, steadier style of trading. He relies on routine, emotional balance and mathematical clarity rather than prediction or aggressive risk-taking. Raised in Hasnabad, West Bengal, he often says the discipline he uses in markets today was shaped long before he ever saw his first chart.
By Manish Bhatia2 months ago in Interview
Gáspár Békés, European Secularist Network: Secular Policy in Hungary
Gáspár Békés is Secretary and a Founding Member of the Hungarian Atheist Association and a persecuted secular journalist. Here we talk in-depth about secularism, Humanism, youth rights, and religion in Hungary.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
