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Sep 4, 2018, 11:54 PM

John McCain’s Path to Happiness

Americans are unhappier than they have been in more than a decade. Even as the economy improved after the financial crisis, American happiness levels remained stubbornly stagnant. Not only did they not rise, as the economy improved, happiness levels...

Aug 30, 2018, 6:59 PM

Goodbye, John McCain

Of course it is coincidental that John McCain died during Elul, less than a week before Selichot and two weeks before Rosh Hashanah. But the themes that played out through his life, and the way that he acknowledged them in...

Philip Lefkowitz

Aug 30, 2018, 12:40 AM

The Games People Play

The other day I watched as a somber Senator Schumer, on the verge of literally once again affirming the moniker given him by our President, “cryin Chuck,” spoke before the United States Senate memorializing Senator John McCain. In the...

Stephen M. Flatow

Aug 28, 2018, 3:08 PM

A father remembers John McCain

In these days of widespread disrespect for politicians, I thought I would look back to my two personal encounters with John McCain, who died on Saturday from cancer at the age of 81. If you have ever been to Washington,...

Aug 28, 2018, 7:32 AM

John McCain, Long-time U. S. Senator and An American Hero

I didn't always agree with his politics, but, in my opinion, John McCain was a true American hero. Although he made some mistakes in his life (as we all do), I believe that, for the most part, he acted...

Anthony S. Pitch

Aug 27, 2018, 8:30 PM

Farewell Senator John McCain

Sen. John McCain represented the best of America, the finest of his breed, and the noblest of humanity. His fortitude was undeniable. After being shot down on a wartime mission over North Vietnam the Navy pilot suffered brutally at the...

Ryan Harrison Lee

Aug 27, 2018, 3:04 AM

What John McCain’s Example Taught Me About Israel

While this event may not appear to be related to the message of Times of Israel, the lesson that has come out of it for me certainly is related. I am talking about the death of United States Senator...

Natan Sharansky

Aug 26, 2018, 6:29 PM

John McCain understood why I refused to leave prison

John McCain waiting for the rest of the group to leave the bus at airport after being released as a POW, 1973. (US Navy / PD via Wikipedia)

The late US senator translated his firsthand knowledge of the horrors of captivity and dictatorship into a lifelong pursuit of justice

Douglas M. Bloomfield

Aug 25, 2018, 12:49 AM

John McCain, straight-talking mensch

Senator John McCain (Republican-Arizona) receives the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The ailing US senator is a stark contrast to Donald Trump in placing national interests ahead of personal interests

Joseph C. Kaplan

Aug 9, 2018, 9:40 PM

Acts of Kindness Come in All Sizes

A while ago, I wrote a column from the perspective of a beneficiary of small acts of kindness; I discussed their importance and explained how they strongly effect recipients (“Small things matter big time,” January 13, 2017). More recently,...

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