What undermines democracy is the use of electronic surveillance by government without tight limits: judicial oversight, transparent policies and publicly available information after the fact.
In Chaim Potok’s 1969 novel The Promise, sequel to the better-known The Chosen, there’s a scene that piercingly illustrates the Jewish legal emphasis on saving a life.
Some issues dominate the news; others drift along under the radar. This is literally true of electronic surveillance, a worldwide and quickly growing force that could profoundly change our lives.
Since August 2019, Moment’s Jewish Political Voices Project (JPVP) has been following 30 politically engaged Jewish voters from battleground states.
President Joe Biden is not the first candidate who campaigned on a promise to reverse course on Iran.
Barack Obama’s transformation from youthful and eloquent U.S. Senate candidate to prime-time sensation and putative presidential timber came at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
Should a jealous Jewish store owner keep tabs on his beautiful young wife, seemingly smitten with “a college man”?
Five days after the U.S. elections, my husband and I enjoyed a rare Pilates class between lockdowns.
Every four or eight years, the United States has the opportunity for a political reset.
For newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the work begins right away.
