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Jul 8, 2018, 5:46 PM

Why I’m Not Studying Abroad

Studying abroad junior year of college has become a bit of a cliché. Hypothetically, it’s a great opportunity for young people to learn about another country and themselves. I genuinely think that everyone should study abroad if they can....

Jul 5, 2018, 8:48 PM

Free Speech Rights for Corporations and Unions

In Citizens United versus the Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that political spending is a form of free speech that is protected under the First Amendment. This decision allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited...

Jun 18, 2018, 3:05 PM

Encounter in an echo chamber

Last week, I had a first-hand encounter in an echo chamber. Someone I know and am personally fond of happens to be a liberal. This, of course, is his privilege even if I happen to feel his views are...

Jun 15, 2018, 7:05 AM

Academic Achievement Versus Diversity

Years ago, elite schools restricted the admission of Jews. Today is the turn of Asians. The mission of the eight specialized public high schools in NYC is to educate the highest achieving students. Their academic achievement is measured solely by...

Jonathan Madoff

Jun 13, 2018, 3:20 PM

Getting Away to Get Ahead: The Case for High School Semester in Israel Programs

Sometimes you need to get away to get ahead — especially if you are a North American teenager. It’s June, and for high school seniors it’s time for graduation and excitement about heading off to college in the fall. These last...

Jun 12, 2018, 3:49 PM

North Korea: Why it’s a global game changer

For some years now I have been telling anyone who might listen – and they have been precious few – that the tectonic plates are shifting. Europe and European civilization is waning on the express track. Childless societies dependent...

Jun 12, 2018, 3:27 PM

Yes, singing Hatikva still matters

Tamar Ben-Ozer sings Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem, to open the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

To abandon the anthem is not to be inclusive, but to destroy the very idea for which Israel exists

Jun 11, 2018, 10:31 PM

Endangered American Jewry

Many American Jews are unaware of the extent of antisemitism on college campuses, or the destructive force of the BDS movement. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions is the most well-known tool of the delegitimization campaign. It is composed of a loosely organized...

Jun 9, 2018, 11:34 AM

“Look at a map of Palestinian territory in 1949” – A Response

I responded today to someone on social media who was attacking Israel, someone who accepts the Palestinian narrative and talking points as fact. After accusing Israel of driving the Palestinian people out of their homes and businesses and stealing...

Jun 6, 2018, 8:14 AM

What I Learned from Foreign Students Studying in Israel

I may be long past my college days, but I've been around enough foreign students to learn a thing or two about what it's like to study abroad in Israel. The first -- and perhaps most important -- thing I...

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