The business of political speech
We were surprised to hear Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warn Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Major League Baseball — and other parts of...
Toward Palestinian aid with purpose
The Biden administration’s decision to resume financial assistance to the Palestinians is a sound humanitarian move. It is important for America to reaffirm its...
Manchin in the middle
Six months ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that a United States senator serving in just his second term, from a state...
A grab bag of necessities
President Joe Biden’s transformational infrastructure proposal brings to mind the Talmudic idiom, “If you grab for too much, you’ll get nothing.” The $2 trillion...
Israel @ 73
It has been 73 years since the state of Israel made its historic declaration of independence to establish a homeland for the Jewish people....
Israel in stalemate
One week after Israel’s fourth national election in two years, the country remains in political gridlock. As in previous rounds, in addition to the...
Another ‘Other’
In the last year, Asian Americans have suffered at least 3,795 hate incidents. The upsurge in this disturbing trend seems to stem from some...
Don’t forget Jordan
Amid the hoopla surrounding the Abraham Accords, the fireworks accompanying the U.S. Embassy’s move to Jerusalem, the frustrating stalemate with the Palestinians and the...
What if the sea waters had not parted?
The problem is severe. In the four months from October 2020 through February of this year, 29,792 unaccompanied minors have crossed the southern U.S....
It is time for voting rights compromise
The underlying intent of the For the People Act, also known as H.R. 1, which was introduced by Maryland Democratic Congressman John Sarbanes, is...