American Historian, Zionist Thinker
American Historian, Zionist Thinker
She’s bested a hostile GOP before. Are her opponents ready for her this time? Hillary-hunters beware. On Thursday, when Hillary Clinton testifies before the Benghazi Committee, she will probably demonstrate the experience, poise and partisan steeliness that won last week’s Democratic debate. For more than …
The trick is to combine substance with showmanship As Hillary Clinton prepares for the first Democratic debate on Tuesday, she should consult one of America’s most experienced presidential debaters: her husband. More actor than orator, Bill Clinton was not the most eloquent debater. And his …
As Clinton takes the debate stage Tuesday while seeking the presidency, it’s worth taking a look at how she has tapped into our love of redemption stories. As Hillary Clinton prepares for Tuesday’s Democratic debate, the big challenge she faces is that she is just not a …
As Hillary looks likely to undergo yet another transformation, it’s worth looking back at one of her biggest makeovers in her political career. Hillary Clinton’s campaign so far feels like a bad 1990s rerun: having braved this once, back when cellphones were clunky and dialing-up …
Hillary Clinton once again finds herself stumbling with a previously unknown challenger surging. Perhaps she should look to the past for some help. Hillary Clinton’s campaign so far feels like a bad 1990s rerun: Having braved this once, back when cellphones were clunky and dialing-up …
This summer Hillary Clinton denounced the boycott movement against Israel, charming the media mogul Haim Saban and other pro-Israel Democratic donors. But Saban and company should beware, especially considering her recently released email exchanges with the Clinton consigliere Sidney Blumenthal. Secretary of State Clinton’s tolerance …
Mass incarceration was a response to a huge crime wave that the academic predicted and tried to prevent. He’s no more responsible for what happened than a doctor who diagnoses a disease. In this month’s 17,000 word Atlantic cover story, Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a poignant but misleading …
Last night was her audition for the role of Clinton conquerer If Carly Fiorina ends up on the Republican ticket, her stellar performance at the Reagan Library will become a new American political legend. Her one-liners will rank with Lloyd Bentsen’s “You’re no Jack Kennedy” …
The president stopped Democrats from making excuses for black criminals. The comedian helped show the black middle class was also victim to those criminals. The volatile topics of race and crime underlie the angry debate about whether the Baltimore rioters were “thugs” or “rebels.” Throughout …
Her ability to coin a phrase has defined both her career path and the path of American women. Although most people see Bill Clinton as the great American statesman, few realize Hillary Clinton is the great family phrasemaker. Bill Clinton has always been too much …