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Raphael Sonenshein
California and the rust belt: A health care bridge
Donald Trump upset the apple cart, pulling off a victory in the Electoral College by sweeping the Rust Belt states.
Five heroes of 2016
In some respects, Election 2016 has not been American Jewry’s finest hour.
The election we are not having
The presidential election is a critical element of our American representative democracy.
Shimon Peres — Naïve and indispensable
Shimon Peres, Israel’s larger-than-life statesman, global ambassador and Nobel Peace Prize winner who impacted every significant moment of the state of Israel since its birth in 1948, including the buildup of its defense forces and its search for peace, was a naïve man.
Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump: A choice between two stark visions of America
Our two political parties have never been more different from each other. They inhabit wildly opposite political and social universes.
Terror and the election: What does it mean?
In an election year that has already passed the abnormal and entered the zone of the surreal, the June 12 terror attack in Orlando, Fla., throws even more uncertainty into the mix.
Yitzi’s light
I needed some good ideas for a talk I was preparing on the parsha of the week, so I asked my friend Yitzi Hurwitz if he had anything.
A 2016 election column that doesn’t mention Donald Trump
The 2016 presidential campaign is a real doozy and not only because of colorful personalities and bitterly fought primaries.
2016 election will be a game-changer
No one saw Donald Trump coming. Not the pundits, the party leaders, the political scientists and certainly not the traditional Republicans or Democrats running for president.