In the span of two days, two mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have once again brought anguish over gun deaths to the forefront of the public conversation. An outpouring of emotion was followed by questions of how many times this needs to happen again before lawmakers make substantial steps to reduce gun violence. Soon afterwards, Neil deGrasse Tyson attempted to help bring reason to a very emotional topic: Understandably, Twitter and the media excoriated him — for the timing, for some potential inaccuracies in the numbers, and for coming......
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History and policy teach us that citizenship—especially citizenship in a stable, peaceful democracy-- is almost always a matter of luck, not righteousness. ...
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The question is not IF institutions will be confronted with the ways they’ve failed their members. The question is HOW they will respond to such failures when made aware of them....
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Giving children a false idea of their abilities only hurts them in the long run....
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March 11, 2019
Are Omar’s Anti-AIPAC Barbs Comparable To Pat Buchanan’s Antisemitism?
It's a question of loyalty....
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November 27, 2018
Lesson From Pittsburgh: Jews Are Now True Americans, In Joy And Pain
The support the Jewish community received after the tragedy at Pittsburgh shows that we are truly part of America now....
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November 12, 2018
A Time For Unity: A Rabbi’s Reflections Upon Returning From Pittsburgh
Instead of asking why it happened, now is the time to ask how we can move forward....
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