June 16, 2015

SCOTUS and the Case of the Hijab

Samantha Elauf lost out on a job with Abercrombie & Fitch because of her religion. So says the June 1st ruling of the Supreme Court. Elauf wears a hijab, a Muslim head covering. Abercrombie & Fitch used the head covering as an excuse not to h...

June 2, 2015

Einstein's definition of insanity and the two-state solution

On May 14, President Obama said that the two-state solution is “vital” for peace between Israel and its Arab population.  Furthermore, in a Huffington Post interview dated March 21, the president reiterated his belief that “[a]...

May 7, 2015

Fool Me Twice

In what passes for debate on social media, a phenomenon has cropped up of late whereby American Jews who voted for President Obama only the first time around, appear to feel smug and free of the stain that is thought to cling to American Jews who vot...