A Coward for Prime Minister
The above title is identical to that used in an article written by Jerusalem Post analyst Caroline Glick on June 21, 2005, when Ariel Sharon...
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The Hidden Agenda of Judge Aharon Barak: Despotism in the Name of Democracy
Edited transcript of the Eidelberg Report, Israel National Radio, February 11, 2008. If you see a generation which is constantly on the decline, go and...
Eureka!—Enlarged
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. Professor Yehezkel Dror, a member of the Winograd Committee as well as a world-renowned Israel Prize Laureate in public...
Confessions of a Political Scientist—Sequel
If Israel should perish (God forbid), the cause of its demise will be the death of outrage. We all know about the government’s virtual unconcern...
Electoral Rules Matter: Conclusion
As noted by professors Rein Taagepera and Matthew Shugart, “a main function of an electoral system is to preserve political stability in the face of...
Jewish Roots of the American Constitution
Introduction Although many of the framers of the American Constitution were not devout, their political mentality was shaped in universities whose curriculum was based very...
Needed: Jewish Statesmanship
Edited transcript of the Eidelberg Report, Israel National Radio, January 28, 2008. Let us first define statesmanship. Statesmanship is the application of philosophy to action....
Electoral Rules Matter: Part II
Part I cited the renowned expert on electoral rules professor Rein Taagepera. Perhaps his most telling point is this: “As the number of actors increases,...
US Lecture Tour—March 2008
Dear Friends: I am going on a one-month cross-country lecture of the United States during March. Some venues have been settled, some are tentative. My...
Electoral Rules Matter: Part I
Professor of social sciences Rein Taagepera and political scientist Matthew Soberg Shugart are renowned experts on electoral systems. Israeli politicians should study their book Seats...