May 10, 2018

Headlines of Hate: The GOP and the 'Nazi Problem'

I received a text from a prominent pro-Israel leader alerting me to online headlines that screamed, over three consecutive days, in large bold type: "Top Republican in California Senate Race Called for Government Free from...

May 22, 2011

Freedom Fueled the American Moon Shot

50 years ago this Wednesday, on May 25th, 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to win the space race, thus fulfilling one of humanity's dearest dreams:I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, befor...

September 27, 2009

Liberal Jews and the Legacy of Neoconservatism

With the passing of the Godfather of neoconservatism, Irving Kristol, the release the same week of the book Why Are Jews Liberals, (2009), by Norman Podhoretz, and the arrival of the annual Jewish high holidays, one entertains the fascinating subject...