Arming Syria’s rebels: Too little, too late?
June 19, 2013
During the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s, American foreign policy under Franklin Roosevelt was characterized by what I most generously can describe as inaction. Read More
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It’s time to do something about on-line hate
June 19, 2013
The scourge of on-line bigotry and its consequences are the subject of our new book, Viral Hate, which proffers an overview of the problem and looks to Internet providers, governments, and society at large for creative new solutions. Read More
Hoping for peace, and confronting reality
June 12, 2013
Earlier this month, my darling wife, referring to an article in the Star-Ledger, said that Israel’s decision to give the go-ahead to 300 new homes in east Jerusalem is undermining Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to restart peace negotiations. She concluded, as she often does, with, “And what are you going to do about it?” Read More
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Missing: the Jewish voice on NSA debate
June 12, 2013
The ongoing flap over the National Security Agency accumulating reams of data from telephone and Internet usage of American citizens has raised an enormous outcry from all sides. Read More
Seeking new worlds in our sunset years
June 5, 2013
Ulysses, recognizing that he is no longer at his physical prime, is not willing to give up making discoveries in his later years and hopes to reunite with old friends and reminisce on former glories. This week I had my “Ulysses moment”: my 50th class reunion. Read More
Save Social Security from reformers
June 5, 2013
The best anti-poverty program we have ever had just turned 78, and many in Congress as well as the president want to cut its essential benefits. Read More
Israel holds its own on the diplomatic stage
May 29, 2013
It may be difficult to admit, but Israel is a player on the global stage economically, militarily, and politically. It certainly has enemies — and many countries barely tolerate its presence — but Israel is an actor. Read More
Much ado about an election three years away
May 22, 2013
It seems all we’re hearing from the political mavens these days is how Hillary Clinton is not only the inevitable 2016 Democratic nominee, but a shoo-in as the next president. Read More
They’re once, twice, three times Orwellian
May 22, 2013
Plausible deniability is a term coined by the CIA in the Kennedy years to describe the withholding of information from senior officials in order to protect them from repercussions in the event that illegal or unpopular activities became public knowledge. Read More
For shuls to flourish, rabbis need mission
May 20, 2013
I recently read a lecture delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, chancellor of Yeshiva University, delivered in 1968 at the 16th Conference of Anglo-Jewish Preachers at the South Manchester Synagogue in Manchester, England. Read More
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