Will Biden End Up on the Right Side of the Accords?
July 17, 2022
Israelis want to know: “Do you love us, Joe, or do you love the Squad? Because you can’t love both.”
Thane Rosenbaum
Thane Rosenbaum is a novelist, essayist, law professor and Distinguished University Professor at Touro University, where he directs the Forum on Life, Culture & Society. He has written numerous works of fiction and nonfiction and hundreds of essays in major national and global publications. He is the legal analyst for CBS News Radio and appears on cable TV news programs. His most recent book is entitled “Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself.”
The Rotting Big Apple
July 4, 2022
“New York, New York” is now a less “wonderful town,” and having a “New York State of Mind” will soon have less to do with longing than with possibly leaving.
The Deplorables: The Movie
June 20, 2022
Yes, what began as Hillary Clinton’s contemptuous dig at Donald Trump’s core supporters is receiving a sequel in Congress.
Guns, Violence and the American Way
June 6, 2022
Guns are merely a symptom of a national crisis that is much trickier to regulate, in part because it is so fundamental to the American way.
Distortions and Israel’s Dilemma
May 23, 2022
There’s a long history of playing fast and loose with footage and forensics when it comes to describing events that take place in the Holy Land.
Bedlam and More Blood Libels
May 9, 2022
Look around. Chaos is everywhere, along with declining public confidence in just about everything.
The Duplicity and Violence of Al-Quds Day
April 25, 2022
Beginning with the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has hosted a worldwide annual hate-fest against Jews, celebrated on the last Friday of Ramadan.
Corporate America’s Mary Poppins Problem
April 11, 2022
Corporations are definitely in need of a strong-willed nanny who knows how to handle an umbrella, can restore discipline to the workforce and won’t lose sight of the bottom line—one tuppence at a time.
In Defense of Straight Talk
March 29, 2022
The public has very little confidence in government. Polarization makes consensus building impossible. And America’s leadership role in the world seems to have evaporated.
Oligarchs and Bedfellows
March 14, 2022
Forty years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Putin decided it was time to, once again, install some drapes.
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