Please welcome yet another new co-blogger, Chaim Szmidt.
When I asked Chaim to describe himself (so that I could write a good introduction post) he told me that it’s better to ask what he is, then who.
Why? Because he is, as he told me, a devoutly religious Jew. And that fact greatly influences his life, and his views.
When he was younger Chaim served in the Israeli military. During his time as an Israeli soldier he was wounded in combat.
Nowadays, however, Chaim lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. As he told me, he considers himself to be an American first and foremost. As an American he believes that his country has to stand up to anti-Western threats because, so he fears, if the West’s defense is left up to Europe, well, it may not be as difficult for the West’s enemies to succeed as some hope.
His writings often show the passions of his beliefs, even when he’s trying to be subtle. You can read most of his writings at his own website named Freedom’s Cost.
Lastly, Chaim also has an honest job (unlike being a blogger of course; which doesn’t pay so you can’t even call it a job, this even though many of us put many hours of hard work into it); he has his own PC Forensics and web design company.
He published his first post for PoliGazette earlier today. Please take the time to read it and to welcome Chaim to this great website!
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Thank you for that intro Michael.
Welcome Chaim!
Welcome Chaim
Welcome Chaim!
I hope they realize what they are getting themselves into