Weekly Perspective

  A little history about Memorial Day.      Memorial Day was first observed in May 1868. First called Decoration Day Major Gen John A. Logan declared that this day should be observed on May 30 th   as a time for the nation to “decorate” the graves of those that gave their lives in the Civil War.  The first observance was held that same year at the Arlington National Cemetery.    Memorial Day is the day for the national remembrance of all those who died serving the United State of America. Let us remember all those who gave up their comforts of home to protect our country and who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Thank you for your service .          https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.asp   

It has been quite a week in our World as we saw reports on Jordan's Stability , the instability of the political process in Iran ( and Predictit presented a probability prediction on it which we've noted ), COVID Challenges that persist in our World, the worrying trend of Anti-Semitism in the United States, as Texas moved to be a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State and other ongoing challenges this week.  We present this special month-end "Outsider Wall" courtesy politico , the Guardian of London, Washington Examiner & Other Partners:  With help from Myah Ward A DIVIDE OVER ANTISEMITISM   — The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants, which ended 11 days of conflict, is holding. But America is now grappling with the painful specter of antisemitism after a flurry of reported new attacks against Jews. The Anti-Defamation League said Thursday that  it logged 193 reports of antisemitic episodes since fighting began in the Middle East , compared with 131 during the pre

 Our team hereby presents the following throughout all our platforms to give voice to two leading human rights activists in the World: Nasrin Sotoudeh will turn 58 on May 30th, in Qarchak prison. Join us to honor Nasrin's birthday and her global impact as an advocate for human rights.  May 27, 1 pm EDT Amnesty International USA, PEN America, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights  and the filmmakers of  NASRIN  film have come together to present a special virtual event to present personal writings from at-risk female human rights activists from around the world. The event is FREE and you are invited to attend.  RSVP HERE Introduction by Amnesty International USA Executive Director  Paul O’Brien . Moderated by journalist  Sarah Chayes . Young activists will read excerpts of writing by women who have been imprisoned for their work, including attorney  Nasrin Sotoudeh , Saudi women's rights activist  Loujain al-Hathloul , Ugandan poet  Stella Nyanzi , Vietnamese writer  Pham Doan Trang ,

As a new week dawns, we present this "Outsider Wall" On the Week that was in our World on Gaza, Russian/US Relations & the US Election Scene as the Republicans in Congress came out against the Commission to investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol:   The National Law Journal   Biden's First Judicial Picks Clear Senate Committee Over Some GOP Opposition U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, tapped for seats on federal appeals courts, were...  Read More