Seth Jacobson is the founder and principal of JCI Worldwide, a Los Angeles-based communications and research firm. He spent several years in the Carter and Clinton administrations in positions focused on economic development, foreign policy, and media relations. He is a frequent lecturer on policy and public affairs at Pepperdine University and UCLA.
By broadening the definition of antisemitism to include nearly any criticism of Israel or its policies, interest groups risk turning a grave moral issue into a partisan cudgel.
The term has now been co-opted to describe any number of events including threatened cultures, ethnic strife, racial imbalance, civil war, rebellion, and religious conflicts.
A chasm is growing between Israel and its American supporters.
So enough with the doom-and-gloom predictions for 2022. It’s not that the future is bright, exactly. But the future is changeable.
Law scholars and the Constitution concur that a sitting VP may be elevated to the bench, so long as they vacate the Vice Presidency.
Clearly something’s gone wrong, and you need to step out of your comfort zone to talk directly and clearly to the American people.
For the first time in history, the state is set to lose a congressional seat. California will go from 53 seats in the U.S. House to 52 this year. The question is: which one?
The effort to recall Gavin Newsom was a massive failure. But given that he’s up for reelection next year, the Governor will still have to tread carefully.
As LA Mayor Eric Garcetti prepares to leave for an ambassadorship, he leaves behind a complicated legacy. One of the main focuses of his administration was housing, and yet it is also the chief criticism of his term.
