‘So What’? Foreign Policy and the 2020 Election

It is such a basic thing to say, but perhaps it needs saying: Even if you oppose all foreign aid and all foreign military commitments, the rest of the world cannot be treated as an afterthought, or as something to ignore entirely.

Is a ‘New Right’ Ascending in Israel?

The sudden popularity of Naftali Bennett and the strengthening of Israel’s right-wing in recent polls could alter the face of Israeli politics for years to come.

Palestinians Choose Guns Over Butter

Imagine how many Arab lives might have been saved if money had been spent on medicine and equipment as opposed to weapons to fight the Israelis.

Employment’s Recovery Road Comes to an End

The two warmest parts of the economy during the September calm that I wrote about in my last article (“A September to Remember“) were the job market and the housing market.