October 26, 2023

Sorry, Mom

My mother, who passed away last year, was a Holocaust survivor.  As is typical with Jewish mothers, she was proud that I went to law school and even more proud when I was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. ...

June 16, 2022

Jews are the sole surviving indigenous population in the land of Israel

The allegation that Western countries are rife with systemic discrimination appears in virtually every discussion of race and ethnicity, especially in the United States.  While there is no question that there has been discrimination in the ...

January 7, 2019

Anti-Semitism, BDS, and the ACLU

Before there was a modern state of Israel, there were organized campaigns to boycott, marginalize, and intimidate Jews.  These campaigns trace back to the time of the Jewish exile from their historic homeland of Israel.  After the Romans ca...

October 8, 2015

BDS, Trade, and Congress

A number of countries, including the United States, recently agreed on the terms of a trade agreement that will now go before Congress for consideration and possible ratification. This agreement, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, while separate...