What did the Parkland school shooter, the Sandy Hook shooter, one of the Columbine shooters, the Buffalo shooter and the Uvalde shooter, all have in common? They were all immersed and likely addicted to video games. “He was definitely into video games – shooter games,” a classmate observed about the grocery-store mass murderer in Buffalo. […]

I recently came across a difficult question, not all Halachic, which I was reluctant to decide on for myself. I decided to do what I was taught is the right thing, and ask a great Torah scholar. Having studied in several Yeshivas with some of the greatest scholars in our generation, I picked up my […]

ISRAEL (VINnews) — The popular and influential Charedi news outlet, B’Chadrei Charedim, published an editorial Friday, discussing the Meron debacle which took place on Lag B’Omer. In a piece entitled “The Handwriting was on the Wall / How the Plans in Meron Collapsed’, the news outlet essentially said that the authorities did not connect with […]

NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — What caused the baby formula shortage? The short answer is, the government. (In fact the Washington Examiner calls it “Biden’s formula shortage”.) Some have tried to blame COVID and the supply chain, which are convenient scapegoats. However other products (though overpriced) are not experiencing a shortage, so blaming […]

NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Governor Hochul wants to use the horrific mass shooting that took place in Buffalo this past weekend as a pretext to expand gun control laws. Despite New York having the “toughest gun laws in the nation” (direct quote from Andrew Cuomo), Hochul wants to ban more guns. She […]

On Thursday, Michael Savage (aka Michael Weiner) went on a Twitter rampage, blasting religious Jews and defending his earlier comments in which he defended Lufthansa. He then deleted the tweets, as well as a video he posted reflecting the same views. In the tweets, Savage defended his earlier claim that Lufthansa made an “error” by […]

In the short clip below, commentator Yaakov M. blasts Lufthansa for its egregious antisemitism and weak apology.   CLICK HERE to listen to the entire episode of the VIN News podcast hosted by Yaakov M.  Yaakov M is a senior columnist for VIN News and former Op-Ed columnist for Newsmax. He has hosted a conservative podcast […]

“That which stood for our ancestors applies to us as well. For it was not only one individual who stood up against us to destroy us. Rather, in every generation they stand up against us to destroy us.” This quote, said by Jews worldwide at the Passover Seder a few weeks ago, is accompanied by […]

When I heard that abortion rights may soon be overturned, I was elated. I’m only speaking in my capacity as a human being, sharing my emotions. I may be misguided, but in my heart, this news is cause for deep celebration. When I think of an adorable fetus being ripped from the womb, discarded, and […]

NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) —  On Monday, a draft was leaked which, if implemented, would overturn Roe vs. Wade and allow states to prohibit abortions.  Although it is not known whether the leaked Supreme Court opinion will remain in its current form, it clearly represents the views of Justice Samuel Alito, the staunch […]