Rabbi Philip Graubart is director of the Advanced Institute for Judaic Studies at the San Diego Jewish Academy.
Community Maybe It’s Time to Exile Yourself On election day in 1984 I was stuck in LA freeway traffic, heading to the polls, planning to vote against Ronald Reagan, when I heard Walter Mondale concede on the radio. Not much point in voting. That moment perfectly typified my alienation from American electoral politics. Not only was I out of touch with the… By Philip Graubart Nov 11, 2016 | 3 min read
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