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Opinion I’m a leftist. Progressives’ move to strip Iron Dome from spending bill smacks of ignorance
The first time I sprinted to a bomb shelter, it was a stairwell in a rental-car agency in Tel Aviv, Israel. The siren blared as my then-Burning Man fling (now husband) and I were finalizing the paperwork. He grabbed my hand and shoved me into the stairwell along with several employees. Ten seconds later, there…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lobbying Wins $15M Boost In STEM Funding For New York Private Schools
(JTA) — The newly passed New York State budget includes $15 million for STEM instruction in nonpublic schools, which had been heavily lobbied for by supporters of Jewish day schools. The increase in the 2018-2019 budget for the fiscal year 2019, which was passed on Saturday and took effect on Sunday, April 1, is a…
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Fast Forward Trump Budget Cuts $3 Million From Holocaust Museum
The White House’s 2018 budget proposal includes a five percent cut in the budget of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Now, lawmakers are stepping up to defeat this proposed cut. The Hill reported Friday that a bipartisan slate of 64 members of Congress sent a letter to the relevant appropriations subcommittee demanding to reverse the…
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Opinion The Jewish Case Against Trump’s Budget From Hell
President Trump recently released his full budget proposal, which he titled “The Foundation for American Greatness.” It is an understatement to say that this budget comes nowhere close to living up to its grandiose title. In truth, it presents a dark vision for America, one at odds with all this country has stood for since…
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Opinion Since When Is ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ A Bad Thing?
Could it be more starkly ironic than this: on Sunday, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Trump opened the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, and on Tuesday, he announced his intention to end federal programs that counter violent extremism in the United States. The President’s speech to the leaders of Arab and Islamic nations assembled…
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Culture Art Is Completely Useless – Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing
Look to any conservative site for an article decrying the existence of the National Endowment of the Arts and you will inevitably find a mention of Andre Serrano’s “Piss Christ.” It’s easy outrage fodder for obvious reasons — a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist’s urine is intentionally provocative, intentionally difficult, and, here is…
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Opinion The Art Of The Steal: How Trump’s Plot To Destroy The NEA Robs America
George Will writes that the public should not fund art. The Torah begs to differ. In Exodus 35:4, Moses informs the Israelites that God has commanded them to give of their own possessions to build and decorate the tabernacle. That’s a commandment – not a suggested donation. The artisans Bezalel and Oholiab are commissioned to…
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