Lincoln Mitchell is a political analyst, pundit and writer based in New York City and San Francisco. He works on democracy and governance related issues in the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. He also works with businesses and NGOs globally, particularly in the former Soviet Union.
Lincoln Mitchell
By Lincoln Mitchell
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Opinion The Jewish case for reelecting Jerry Nadler has little to do with him
Redistricting may leave New York City, for the first time in a century, without a Jewish representative in the House.
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Opinion Zelenskyy is a Jewish hero. That doesn’t erase Ukraine’s complicated past
Ukrainian President Volodoymyr Zelenskyy has led a courageous and unexpectedly strong resistance to the brutal and murderous invasion by Russia, rising to the challenge of the moment in a heroic and extraordinary way. I am proud that he is Jewish. But despite his fearlessness and eloquence in support of Ukraine, I still find myself troubled…
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Opinion Is The World Baseball Classic An Error For The Jews?
On March 6th the Israeli national baseball team will take the field for the first game of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) against Korea, in Seoul. This is the first time Israel has qualified for the WBC and reason for Israel’s nascent baseball program to celebrate — sort of. The team that will represent Israel…
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Opinion Netanyahu To Liberal American Jews: Drop Dead
The breach between American Jews and the State of Israel is a major preoccupation of the Jewish chattering classes, although the actual data about this question is less clear. A 2016 Pew study found “a solid majority” of Jewish Americans “say they are either ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ attached to Israel and that caring about Israel…
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