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Thoughts on Jewish Identity in a Post-Charlie Hebdo World

Jan 22, 2015 | Autobiographical, Jewish Experiences, mic, Terrorism, World Affairs

Published: Good Men Project (January 22, 2015)

Matthew Rozsa explores the divided politics of the American Jewish community.

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Although I recall a great deal about the day I was nearly murdered, my conscious memory has suppressed the few minutes during which my head was held under water and my 6th grade classmates chanted “Drown the Jew!”... Read Original Article

The 5 most important takeaways from Obama’s State of the Union address

Jan 21, 2015 | Democrats, Economic Policy, Education, Health Care Reform, mic, Political Parties, President Obama

Published: Daily Dot (January 21, 2015)

The gist of President Obama’s State of the Union speech can be found in one sentence: “The shadow of crisis has passed and the State of the Union is strong.”

This was not the address of a president whose party suffered a historic shellacking in the most recent set of midterm elections, but one whose approval rating has reached 50 percent and is emerging as a tough, creative statesman during his lame duck years.... Read Original Article