Politics in America “The arc of this election has been one of disillusionment, bending toward disarray” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 November 2016 Before James Comey’s reckless disclosure a little more than a week ago, it was...
Politics in America “If Mr. Trump loses the presidential race…it will not be enough for Republicans to excuse or ignore his candidacy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2016 With only hours left before Election Day, here’s the painful, self-evident truth facing lifelong...
Politics in America “…we have witnessed on the Republican side the rise of fear, anger and apocalyptic rhetoric” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2016 Particularly since the election of Barack Obama, we have witnessed on the Republican side...
Politics in America “In a normal election, the FBI and WikiLeaks factors might be disqualifying for a presidential candidate” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2016 In a normal election, the FBI and WikiLeaks factors might be disqualifying for a...
Politics in America “The next few months will tell us a lot about whether Mr. Trump and Trumpism were an anomaly or are now the new norm of the party that Lincoln helped create” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2016 The next few months will tell us a lot about whether Mr. Trump and...
Politics in America “Tuesday nears, after such epic ugliness” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2016 Tuesday nears, after such epic ugliness. “It’s almost over,” friends say. “We’ll finally be...
Politics in America “It was possible, in the early days of Trump’s probable nomination, to imagine his general-election campaign unfolding as a radical experiment…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2016 It was possible, in the early days of Trump’s probable nomination, to imagine his...
Rabbis “Gadolhood is less about the individual erudition of a given rabbi and more about a social fact…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 November 2016 Gadolhood is less about the individual erudition of a given rabbi and more about...
Races in America “’Working class’…once suggested productivity and sturdiness. Now it means downwardly mobile, poor, even pathological” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 November 2016 …the “white working class.” At first, the term sounds more neutral than its predecessors—a...
Jobs/Professions “If American teachers…haven’t got much better over the past three decades, it’s largely because their training hasn’t, either” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 November 2016 Most new teachers enter the classroom with a limited set of pedagogical skills, since...