The Hedgehog Blog

The 1864 Presidential election was held on Tuesday, November 8, in the midst of civil war. Paper ballots had to be counted by hand, and results transmitted by telegraph, not only from Eastern States, but also from California, Oregon and the recently...

Far beneath the surface of the earth, it is uniformly hot. The earth's mantle is an inexhaustible source of heat energy, which can be used to generate electricity with no carbon emissions, on a 24-7-365 basis, with or without sunlight or wind. Until...

If naval warfare between China and the United States broke out today in the Pacific, China almost certainly would prevail in the initial battles.  That would increase the likelihood of nuclear war, because the United States might feel pressed to respond...

Tomorrow afternoon, our dear friend Rebbetzin Ellen Fischer z”l (חנה אסתר בת חיים ראובן ) will be laid to rest in Eretz Yisrael in the Rabbinical Council of America section of the Eretz Hachaim Cemetery. To properly mourn, to appreciate the loss from...