Category Archives: American politics

The Republican platform gets Israel right

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Everyone knows that party platforms are just for atmosphere. They bind nobody to anything, and are quickly forgotten after the election. But I must say that the Republican platform plank on Israel – regardless of what one thinks of the … Continue reading →

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Bad analogies and bad politics

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Analogical reasoning is basic to human survival. If you can eat a peach, it’s probably safe to eat an apricot. Those of us who favor profiling for security believe that future terrorists will probably be a lot like past terrorists, … Continue reading →

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America crosses the line

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

A 25-year old woman who is running for Congress in California has been the target of a remarkably ugly campaign of anti-Jewish abuse. After Erin Schrode’s personal information was posted on a neo-Nazi website, she received hundreds of messages of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, American politics, Jew Hatred | 6 Comments

Leave AIPAC out of it

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Led by Rabbis Rick Jacobs and Eric Yoffie, the Reform Movement is talking about taking some kind of action – perhaps a walkout – at the AIPAC convention to protest the appearance of Donald Trump. If they do, it will … Continue reading →

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The leading indicators don’t look good for America

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

In economics, a ‘leading indicator’ is something that can be used to predict the future behavior of a market or even a national economy. For example, if the number of building permits issued per month increases, then one might expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, American politics | 4 Comments

Hillary’s advisers from Hell

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

So it turns out that the advice Hillary Clinton gets from her advisers regarding Israel is overwhelmingly anti-Israel: …the stream of anti-Israel advice received by Hillary was much more comprehensive than that which came from just [Sidney Blumenthal]. In the … Continue reading →

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The coming US election as seen by an American-Israeli

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.—Pericles (Athens, c. 430 BCE) America hasn’t been invaded since 1812, and after the Civil War (which only peripherally involved other nations), … Continue reading →

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Humiliation Day

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Saturday was ‘Implementation Day’ for the Iranian nuclear deal. Someone referred to it as ‘humiliation day’ for America, because the humiliating surrender in the diplomatic battle to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons was accompanied by the humiliation of American … Continue reading →

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