Israel, Palestinians “…a Palestinian child, if asked to sketch the map, would produce one that’s amazingly similar to what a Jewish Israeli child would come up with” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2017 It’s a reasonable assumption that a Palestinian child, if asked to sketch the map,...
England, Politics in America “The parties and politicians of the center have become the managers of the status quo in an era when people want change. So, the center — in both its center-right and center-left camps — is marginalized, even despised” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2017 The same dynamics are splintering the left, too. One element has aligned with the...
Israel, Palestinians, Zionism “The Zionist movement succeeded in creating a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel over sixty years ago” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2017 The Zionist movement succeeded in creating a homeland for the Jewish people in the...
Politics in America ” It turns out that what Democrats were missing was a sense of existential emergency. Mr. Trump has provided it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2017 One hundred days into his administration, President Trump has few legislative achievements to his...
Movies, Music, Star Wars “…the parade music at the end [of The Phantom Menace] is ‘The Emperor’s Theme’ in disguise” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 May 2017 “The Emperor’s Theme” shows up, you know, a couple times, so “The Emperor’s Theme”...
America “This notion — that America is not simply another nation-state but an ‘idea’ — is itself the big American idea, the “beating heart” of what’s known as American exceptionalism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 May 2017 This notion — that America is not simply another nation-state but an “idea” —...
America, Business “The fight to save Main Street, then as now, was less about the price of goods gained than the cost of autonomy lost” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 May 2017 …nostalgia for Main Street is misplaced — and costly. Small stores are inefficient. Local...
England, European Union, Politics in America “Politics is being reshaped, and this phenomenon is the same whether it is in the United States or in Europe” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 May 2017 Politics is being reshaped, and this phenomenon is the same whether it is in...
Beer “American craft brewing is American manufacturing that doesn’t outsource these well-paying American jobs” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 May 2017 The growth and the excitement in the beer business is in craft, and its...
Family, Politics in America, Work “The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers happy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 May 2017 The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact...