Irit Tratt

Irit Tratt


  • July 8, 2021

    The ripple effects of anti-tobacco legislation

    The Food and Drug Administration recently announced plans to ban the sale of menthol, a cooling agent found in cigarettes.  Anti-smoking laws such as the menthol ban sought by the Biden administration follow decades of success in government...

  • May 26, 2021

    The Deterioration of Democratic Support for Israel

    In 1981 Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin was asked by a group of Americans what he thought were the lessons of the Holocaust.  He answered, “if an enemy of our people seeks to destroy us, believe him.  Don’t doubt hi...

  • April 12, 2021

    The Liberal Race To Vaccinate

    This past February, popular Soul Cycle master Stacey Griffith was criticized for receiving her COVID vaccination ahead of seniors and first responders. Griffith believed her role as an exercise instructor "made her eligible for the vaccine as an...