A Hundred-Year Majority?
Are this year’s Republican congressional gains all that historic? The answer may surprise you.
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The Moral Ambiguity of Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land
What is it about this book that is both captivating and disgusting?
Banking for Terrorists
Have the world’s banking giants been engaged in conspiracy with Iran?
Midterm Countdown: Reflecting on Election Night
Welcome to the final Midterm Countdown. What did we get right about last Tuesday? What did we get wrong? And what does it all mean?
Is ISIS playing at the heartstrings of America to cover up the real issues?
By now, most have heard or seen the atrocious YouTube videos posted by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) showing the beheadings of innocent people of the West. The most notable of those beheadings include American journalists James Foley…
New Haven Police Chief Talks Militarization
Esserman argued that it is not the weapons but how, when and where the weapons are used that determines whether or not they are a positive addition to the police force.
Why They Voted
I hung around a couple polling sites and asked several voters (the ones who didn’t look quite so annoyed by the long lines) why they came out to vote.
Bringing Back My Promised Land: Ari Shavit on Israeli Identity
On Monday, he spoke at the Law School about the prospect of peace in the Middle East, merging stirring oratory with a no-nonsense evaluation of the cultural, historical, and geopolitical realities of the region.