A New American Party
In view of the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of America’s two major political parties, and regardless of the outcome of the November election, I urge...
Category : Parties And Personalities
Two Cheers
Two cheers for Nathan D. Wirtschafter, a member of the Likud, whose article in The Jerusalem Post (September 11, 2008), “Direct elections begin with the...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, or rather the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has a total area of 422 square miles on which reside some seven million...
Israel: From War and Servitude to Freedom
Edited transcript of the Eidelberg Report, Israel National Radio, 18 August 2008. Fools aside, everyone knows that Israel is at war with the Palestinian Authority....
Needed: A Jewish State in Israel
The socialists who founded modern Israel were committed not to a Jewish state so much as to a secular democratic state. The economic goals of...
Toward Respectable Political Parties
The classic definition of party was set forth by that great 18th century philosopher-statesman Edmund Burke: “Party is a body of men united, for promoting...
Are There No Men In The Knesset?
The present writer received the following report from Israel National News: “Winograd Panel Member: Why is Olmert Still PM?” Winograd Committee member Professor Yehezkel Dror...
Poli. Sci. 101 for MK Yitzhak Levy
Knesset Member Yitzhak Levy wants to raise the number of Knesset members from 120 to 150. As reported in The Jerusalem Post last week (June...
Hidden Causes of Corruption and Treason in Israel
Part I: Corruption I have pointed out many times that corruption in Israel’s government is not simply the consequence of dishonest politicians. Political corruption in...
Beneath the Fear of Democracy
Part I In Caroline Glick’s article “Fear of Democracy” (The Jerusalem Post, April 4), we learn that the UN’s Human Rights Counsel instructed its expert...