A Human Rights Council redux
In 2018, the United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council (“HRC”) because, as then- UN ambassador Nikki Haley put it, “our...
What is cholent?
About 10 million people tune in to “Jeopardy!” every week. The game show has a reputation for being brainy, but comfortably mainstream. But last...
Bahrain’s charm offensive
Much has been written about the political and emerging economic significance of the historic Abraham Accords. For the most part, the focus has been...
A plan for Jewish security
In testimony this summer before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of...
For governor in Virginia, Terry McAuliffe
Glenn Youngkin is not Donald Trump. And Terry McAuliffe is not Joe Biden. Yet, from the attack ads each of their campaigns has sponsored,...
Brinksmanship theater in Congress
Over the past 45 years, we have experienced 20 government shutdowns. No one likes them. So, it wasn’t at all surprising that the most...
Farewell to Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel, the outgoing chancellor of Germany, is stepping down after 16 years in office, having achieved wide recognition as one of the world’s...
Iron Dome can’t protect against Israel-haters
The Israel-haters among progressive Democrats are giving progressives a bad name. We try not to overuse the accusation of antisemitism. But how else does...
A vaccine for kids
Last week, we learned that after months of clinical trials, Pfizer determined that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children between the...
The limits of a fragile coalition
We are intrigued by the experiment in governance being pursued by the eight-party coalition that currently runs the State of Israel. It is the...
