The Electoral College is a fundamentally un-Jewish institution
The Talmud's stance on majority rule — also known as the popular vote — is absolute
The Talmud's stance on majority rule — also known as the popular vote — is absolute
Was Donald J. Trump appointed by God? As the President-elect would say, some people are asking. When one starts typing “Trump appointed” into Google, one of the first suggestions is “Trump appointed by god”. Contrary to popular query, Trump was affirmed by the U.S. Electoral College, not God, with 304 electoral votes on December 19,…
A Jewish member of the electoral college from Arizona says there’s no chance he’ll go rogue and vote against Donald Trump — despite thousands of emails urging him to do just that. “I (have) an obligation to the majority of the voters in Arizona who voted for him … and (to honor) their vote,” Bruce…
A month ago, the Electoral College blocking Donald Trump was a Democratic pipe dream. Now, the electors who will convene across the country on December 19 have a sacred duty to withhold their votes from Trump, and three constitutional reasons to do so. Such an action would be unprecedented, and our shared religious, ethical and…
One casualty of the election: people’s faith in surveys. We relied on polls to help us understand the election and they seemingly failed us. Although pre-election polls came within 1-2% of predicting the national popular vote, state polls that were the basis for Electoral College predictions were far less accurate. Whether and how to use…
One of the inescapable narratives of the 2012 presidential election has been, and will continue to be, Mitt Romney’s attempts to woo a slice of Jewish voters away from the Democratic ticket. Except, of course, neither Romney nor President Barack Obama are wooing the entirety of American Jewry. Because the presidential election is determined by…
אין דעם רעפֿעראַט האָב איך אויך באַשריבן מײַן פּערזענלעכן חילוקי־דעות מיטן טאַטן, מרדכי שעכטער ע״ה, לגבי מדינת־ישׂראל.
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