Tag: Politics

Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has announced that six faith leaders will take part in his swearing-in ceremony by offering prayers or delivering readings. Among them are Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the...

That’s not the way policy should be made, to get even in the lame duck period when there are no checks and balances and you don’t have to worry about an election. It’s the...

One of the most significant threats that can occur to any democracy is that of the election to a position of leadership of someone who has the potential to be an autocrat. Such a...

Protecting President-elect Donald Trump is costing New York a pretty penny, and the city is asking for its money back. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference on Monday that...

Since 2014, the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (JCFLA) has distributed more than $150 million from so-called “donor-advised funds” — money the foundation holds in trust for would-be donors. Now, a contentious episode with...

This year, for the first time since Ronald Reagan assailed the Soviet Union in 1980, an American presidential candidate actively campaigned against another country’s national interests. By threatening to deport all undocumented immigrants, about...

Trump! Trump! Trump! That’s practically the only story that is being discussed by the news analysts in the United States these days. And it’s practically the only story that is...

Yiddish made its debut in the election last December when Donald Trump mocked rival Hillary Clinton for getting “schlonged” in her primary fight eight years ago with President Barack Obama. As the campaign enters its...

Andrés Roemer Slomianski, Mexico’s newly-arrived ambassador to UNESCO in Paris, is not only a diplomat, political analyst, attorney, economist, think tank founder, and author of 16 books and two award-winning plays. He is also a hero. When...

Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel would suspend its cooperation with UNESCO because of the U.N. agency’s decision to ignore Jewish ties to holy sites in Jerusalem. Bennett’s statement on Friday followed passionate condemnations...