The Right to Not Speak // Is “Live and let live”...
Everyone knows that the US Constitution protects free speech. But the First Amendment doesn’t only prohibit government from preventing what we choose to say;...
The Collision Course // When mental illness and anti-Semitism meet
“Mr. Greenberg is Jewish, so there’s that,” suggested Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Chief Erika Shields, about the motive that may have inspired Quintez Brown...
A View from the Top // Assessing the Ukrainian crisis ...
It’s been three months since Russian forces began to amass at the Ukrainian border. But this past week, several governments began to behave as...
A Bold Threat from Iran // The new Iranian missile and...
This week, the Iranians announced that they have concluded the development stage of a new ballistic missile, which they have named “Khaybar Wall Smasher,”...
Mahmoud Abbas Makes His Endgame Moves // The Palestinian leader ...
"As rare as a Palestinian election.”
If that’s not a phrase yet, it should be. The last time there was an election for the presidency...
Doron Myersdorf // StoreDot
When I write this column, I try to preserve the voice of the person I am speaking with. I want the written word to...
Maple Leaf Meshugas // Some trucker protest, eh?
How do you get a Canadian to say “I’m sorry!”?
Bump into him.
If you don’t get that joke, you’re clearly unfamiliar with Canadians, who have...
The Chasidic Technology Whiz
Several years ago, 32-year-old Yisrael Gurt, cofounder of an IT startup that helps companies defend themselves against attacks on their third-party technologies, was named...
Finding the Jews of the Algarve // How Ido Itshaik is...
I landed at the airport in Faro, the capital of Portugal’s Algarve region, at the southern tip of the country. I had visited Algarve...
Ben Chafetz // 121eCommerce
Most of my interviews for “Lunchbreak” are done over the phone; my conversation with Ben Chafetz was no exception. However, after our conversation, I...
