Posts Tagged: 2016 election
Trump Urges Attorney General to End Russia Probe ‘Right Now’
US President Donald Trump appealed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end an investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election, drawing a rebuke from his fellow Republicans in Congress who said the probe must...
Trump Says He Can’t Talk to Mueller Unless It’s ‘Fair’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday shifted his position over possible talks with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying his lawyers have advised him against any talks...
President Donald Trump Promises ‘Robust’ First 100 Days
The moment Donald Trump swears the oath of office and lifts his hand from the Bible as the 45th president of the United States on Friday,...
The Messy Process of Democracy
All complex societies are fragmented. Democracies particularly so. Dictatorships and autocracies act as if they are not. They try to suppress dissenters, which they can...
Abraham, Trump and Accepting the Election Results
Over the past few days, I have been avidly following left-leaning political commentators and Hillary-supporting pundits, to see what they have to say about Tuesday’s unexpected election...
The Decline and Rebirth of American Democracy
You know American democracy is in trouble when The New York Times is running an op-ed encouraging the United States to embrace a monarchy. Of all the...
In This Cartoon Election, the Republican Dumbo Is Preferable to the Democrats’ Smooth-Talking Donkey
America must choose between two political parties that are really cartoons. The Democrats are the party of the smartass -- the smooth-talking donkey in "Shrek" -- while Republicans are...
The 2016 Election: Duck Soup (SATIRE)
Not since Rufus T. Firefly was appointed the new leader of Freedonia in the Marx Brothers’ movie, “Duck Soup,” has the world looked on with...
Looking to Judaism for Advice on How to Behave the Morning After the US Election
The most remarkable thing about the failed coup in Turkey last week is how utterly unremarkable it actually was. While this particular coup was unsuccessful,...
Are Profits Everything? The 2016 Race and a Jewish Businessman’s Lament
JNS.org - The current American presidential campaign features candidates who seem all too willing to set aside ethics for the sake of greater profits. One presumptive...
Demographics and Decisions: Projecting the Jewish Vote in 2016
JNS.org - When it comes to projecting the Jewish vote in 2016, understanding demographics might lend some semblance of sanity to an election that most observers...
Tarnishing the Front-Runner: Treating Trump Like Netanyahu
Returning to New York for my yearly winter visit, it becomes unavoidable to deny what’s on everyone’s mind. The candidacy of Donald Trump has kindled...
Kinky Friedman’s Unique and Jewish Take on the 2016 Election (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - My recent interview with popular singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman was arranged as part of my article about Friedman’s upcoming concert for the 85th anniversary of a restored historic Texas...
Rubio’s Proud Restating of the Obvious
On Thursday, two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's landslide re-election, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) delivered a 15-minute tribute to the Jewish state and...
