There has been a troubling coalescing of Marxist economics and anti-Semitism on college campuses in recent years. The anti-globalization crusaders, who rioted in Seattle during the World Trade Organization meetings in the 1990s, more recently have found a vanguard issue – Israel – seeing it as the tip of the spear for colonial capitalism and [...]
To my fellow American Jews who believe that the pronouncements of South American leaders like Hugo Chavez, Rafael Correa or the Kirchners are just noise, I offer this cautionary tale:
My seatmate the other night on a flight to Miami was headed home after visiting with several sales prospects.
His company is based in Israel and sells [...]
I am fresh from Yom Kippur, which caps the Jewish High Holy Day period, known as the “Days of Awe.” It is a period in which we Jews reflect on our personal and communal responsibilities. Over the last 10 days, I have heard my rabbis talk several times from the bima (pulpit) about our responsibility [...]
This op-ed was co-authored by Michael Weiser and Bob Graham and was published in the September 20th edition of The Washington Times.
Bob Graham is a former governor and senator of Florida and an affiliate of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Michael Weiser is chairman [...]
Remarks on citizenship made by Michael Weiser, chairman of the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) at NCoC’s Annual Conference on September 9, 2009.
Good morning everyone and welcome to the 2009 National Conference on Citizenship.
Thank you to Dr. James Billington and the Library staff for hosting us. This is a first for the National Conference, and [...]