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All content by Marty Rochester
Marty Rochester

The benefit of experience in judging the past vs. today

Published May 4, 2022
Marty Rochester

Finding off ramp for Putin is best case resolution for Ukraine

Published April 3, 2022
Young participants wave Israeli flags at the ‘Walk in Support of Israel’ held Sunday at the I.E. Millstone Jewish Community Campus. More than 500 people turned out for the event, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. See Bob Cohn’s story and additional photos on page 4. For a gallery of more than 100 images from the event, visit stljewishlight.com/multimedia. Photo: Andrew Kerman

Why do Jews flock together?

Published February 21, 2022
Op-Ed: The madness of our political system

Op-Ed: The madness of our political system

Published December 16, 2021

The five biggest problems facing the U.S. today

Published November 21, 2021
Afghanistan withdrawal will come back to haunt us

Afghanistan withdrawal will come back to haunt us

Published October 22, 2021
The problem with critical race theory

The problem with critical race theory

Published September 23, 2021
Marty Rochester

True friendship, like life itself, takes nurturing

Published August 27, 2021
Andy Mesnier salutes after placing a new American flag at the grave of a veteran at New Mount Sinai Cemetery on Sunday morning. Mesnier, of Troop 982, based at Sorrento Springs Elementary School in Ballwin, was one of close to 100 Boy Scouts who came to the cemetery to place flags. Boy Scouts from Troop 11, based at Temple Israel also participated. About 275 scouts visited each Jewish cemetery on Sunday.

If I had a hammer: Speaking out for Uncle Sam

Published August 2, 2021
What ever happened to compromise?

What ever happened to compromise?

Published June 21, 2021
A call across the aisle for a respectful conversation

A call across the aisle for a respectful conversation

Published May 21, 2021
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The world could stand a large dose of the Rebbe’s wisdom

Published April 23, 2021
J. Martin Rochester, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, is the author of 10 books on international and American politics.

Oy vey: The excesses of identity politics

Published March 25, 2021
J. Martin Rochester, Curators’ Teaching Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, is the author of 10 books on international and American politics, including his latest: “New Warfare: Rethinking Rules for An Unruly World.”

Here’s why liberalism is not my cup of latte

Published June 21, 2018
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