Several years ago, while covering organized labor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, I covered a story about a cookie company in Overland that was closing. Its Italian corporate owner was moving the operation to Ontario.The story got into the details of...
A different perspective on BarakAfter reading the Light’s Nov. 9 article “Ehud Barak urges leaders to talk less, act more,” I would like to remind everyone that this is the same man, who as Israeli Prime Minister in 2000, was ready to summarily...
Jewish Light Editorial
• Published November 16, 2016
We congratulate President-elect Donald J. Trump and hope for the adoption by him and Congress of policies, programs and successes that benefit all Americans.Some might say there should be a honeymoon period of non-judgment after a presidential election....
We are all still recovering from the shock of the 2016 presidential election. Virtually nobody, including the leading political scientists in the country, predicted the outcome that saw Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. We are left with deciphering...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published October 13, 2016
A couple hours before the recent presidential debate Sunday night, Washington University student Paul Felder stood outside near a Fox News television set, wearing a Fox News T-shirt. Felder, who is president of Washington University Students for Israel,...
Sunday’s night’s second presidential debate at Washington University, like much of the entire campaign, was filled with rancor, vitriol, disrespect and an utter lack of civility — except for one surprising shining moment. An audience member, Karl...
Until 16 months ago, the core question of the 2016 presidential campaign — over and above matters of justice and fairness, peace and war and the survival of the planet — was whether we the people of the United States of America would choose a qualified...
Amid the incessant election babble of recent months, there was one headline that stood out for me as an American who happens to be Jewish. That was the news that Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas casino owner, Republican party broker and supporter of Israel,...
I am executive vice president and chief legal officer of The Trump Organization. I have been working with Donald Trump for over 19 years. I am an observant, committed Jew.What comes to my mind when I think of Donald Trump?Inspiration. He inspires people...
With Super Bloated Tuesday 2016 now relegated to the dustbin of history, the key presidential campaign questions confronting Republicans and Democrats are fewer and clearer.On the Republican side, party leadership, if such a thing still exists, has to...
The people of Pakistan may be on to something when it comes to atrocious TV. This past Saturday, an independent station based in the capital city, Islamabad, fired the host of a highly rated morning program along with show's producer and much of the staff...
