Heather A. Stone, at The Blogs

Sep 19, 2022, 7:02 AM

I bet you thought the US Midterm Elections are on November 8, 2022! Well, for Americans Overseas, the elections are NOW. You probably think I’m crazy, but it’s true. Americans Overseas have to request their ballot every year, and...

Sep 22, 2021, 7:08 PM

Progressive Dems Improve US-Israel Relations

Israeli politicians should be glad a few progressive Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to pull the Iron Dome funding from the short-term government funding bill this week. The Republican Party has pulled...

Jan 18, 2021, 6:26 PM

Marking herstory

Kamala Devi Harris will be sworn in as Vice President of the United States on January 20th, 2021 at 11:45 am EST. As Kamala herself said, “But while I may be the first woman in this office, but I...

Oct 5, 2020, 10:13 PM

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Ambassador Friedman, here’s the deal on Biden

Joe Biden at the first 2020 US election debate on September 29, 2020. (Screenshot)

The US envoy's claim that a Democratic win will embolden Iran ignores Trump's failure to halt nuclear breakout. It also violates State Dept rules

Sep 1, 2020, 11:27 PM

#TrumpChaos

Over the past four years, Donald Trump has unleashed chaos in America. But this week, the chaos has sunk to new depths, and threatens the foundations of democracy and people’s real lives. Donald Trump has sewn chaos with people’s lives...

Aug 26, 2020, 12:06 AM

Star Wars: Episode X Sith Lord Darth Trumpatine

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a political party called the “Republican Party” or the “Grand Old Party” or “GOP” for short, that stood for conservative principles, like small government, lower taxes, and...

Aug 13, 2020, 9:17 PM

B”H2020

B”H* “I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.” Yaaaas! Kamala Harris is the VP pick and I am verklempt. I have been trying to figure out what was...

Aug 3, 2020, 2:18 PM

Electoral Hygiene

Heather Stone registering voters in Herzliya with VoteFromAbroad.Org Photo Credit: Rocky Peltzman

Think You’re Registered To Vote? Check Again. Voter registration lists are the gateway to being eligible to vote in the United States. In order to be able to vote, your name has to appear in the registration rolls. Sounds simple,...

Jul 31, 2020, 12:09 AM

Destruction of the Temple of Democracy

The politics of division espoused by Donald Trump and his party buddies have brought American Democracy to the verge of collapse. Democracy is fragile, and always has been. As Benjamin Franklin said, The United States is "a democracy, if you...

About Me

Heather Stone is a frequent commentator on Israeli and international media about Democratic Party politics in the United States. Heather is visually impaired following brain surgery in 2017 and is learning to navigate the world differently. She worked for leading law firms in Tel Aviv for more than 20 years, and has expertise in international mergers and acquisitions law.