Thursday, July 30, 2020

Tom Cotton, John Lewis, and Historical Truth

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In all the flap over Senator Tom Cotton’s assertion that  American slavery was “a necessary evil,” I think it useful to revisit conservativ...
Monday, July 27, 2020

The Danger of Moving to a Nine-District Member Montgomery County Council

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        Last winter, I testified before the Montgomery County Charter Review Commission in opposition to a proposal to alter the structure ...
Saturday, July 11, 2020

Thoughts on Peter Beinart's new assessment of the way forward in Israel/Palestine.

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Peter Beinart has made quite a splash with his  recent Op-Ed  in the New York Times and longer  essa y in Jewish Currents , arguing that i...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Suggestion on how to think about Winston Churchill & Richard Montgomery -- and so many others who we currently commemorate.

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A report  on a petition to rename Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland, brings into further focus the considerable publi...
Thursday, July 2, 2020

What the Supreme Court's Bostock decision means for the ACA -- and what the dissents signal for progress.

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On the evening of June 12, the Kulanu Committee at our synagogue, Temple Emanuel of Kensington MD, conducted its annual  Pride Service  ...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

My perspectives on the 2020 Montgomery County Board of Education election primary

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UPDATE (June 20, 2020):  A few days ago,  the Maryland Board of Elections certified the results in the Board of Education primaries.   https...
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Monday, May 11, 2020

Confirmation of law-breaking by the Stephen Austin for Board of Education Campaign

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This morning, Victor Salazar of the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services sent me this Political Sign Guidance for Candidates...