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Ellen Ginsberg Simon

May 13, 2023, 3:14 AM

The Sins of Fathers and Democrats

We need to talk about what is happening in Israel and Gaza and what it means for Americans. Every day, I tell myself that I will sit down and write a tome on the latest Middle East machinations, and at...

Tony D. Senatore

Mar 14, 2023, 3:03 PM

The Politicization of Religion in America

When discussing the role of religion in America, liberals and conservatives usually find common ground in the idea that the Founders identified as Christians and were influenced by Christian ideas, which manifested in their constitutions, laws, and practices. There...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 16, 2022, 3:46 PM

The nature of the Right in a democracy

"This is not about Left or Right; this is about objective truth." "That's pretty left-wing, I would say." The Right is not for the People but rather for the wealthy. So, they need to lie to get enough representation and win...

May 27, 2022, 6:19 PM

UN/Democrat Anti-Israel Bias: Innate, Overt, Toxic

The most hard-bitten of political realists, Niccolò Machiavelli, noted that the changing of place names is a quite common mark of conquest. A nation like Israel having survived more than its share of rises and falls, defeats and victories,...

Ziona Greenwald

May 12, 2022, 10:45 PM

America In Freefall

For years, we Torah adherents have struggled with varying degrees of success to respond to the vexing social developments around us. Because Jewish law is built on nuance – weighing priorities, defining exceptions, adjudicating each case on its own...

Feb 17, 2022, 10:23 PM

The agonies of climate change denial

(With apologies to Kubler-Ross) Kalani text from the archive to Jenna Brilliantine at the kindergarten, mid-week: Hey, Jen, howzit going? Wanna do a couple beers at the Nicer Borowitz on Friday? I’ll need to relax a little! Check out the...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Aug 6, 2021, 10:38 AM

The Center Pushes Back

Political extremism comes in waves. Just like the ocean, high tide is succeeded by low tide in cyclical fashion. Recent political outcomes in Israel and the U.S. are signaling the transition from extremism to moderation – but “transition” entails...

Devorah Titunik

Aug 6, 2021, 12:12 AM

Dear Progressives

You are driving us away. I used to love Nina Turner and, if I lived in Ohio, would have voted for her in a heartbeat. But not anymore. After her primary loss, instead of reflecting on how the progressive...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jul 29, 2021, 11:36 PM

‘I’m not an antisemite’

"I'm not an antisemite, I'm for Israel, but against the occupation." It's like: "I don't hate women, I'm for feminism, but women should know when to shut up." As a self-proclaimed ally, did you retain the right to judge...

Jul 26, 2021, 10:30 PM

Replicas of Ben and Jerry’s Flavors Graveyard Found in Judea and Samaria

I found a plethora of articles about Ben and Jerry's boycott of Judea and Samaria plastered across the internet. As I read each article, I smelt something in the air. The smell of youth, revolution and manhood. The smell of passion for...

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