The fierce debate between Rep. Michelle Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry over using executive power to require young girls to be vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) raises a very interesting question for all Americans to ponder. If state and federal governments use their power—not to mention the law—to intervene in public health related issues, is that a “violation of liberty interest” as Bachmann called it or do we view it as a necessary measure that would be considered public good?
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By Rachel Blinick and Daniel Elefant
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10/26/11
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Imagine if President Obama gave an award to James Holmes, the shooter who slaughtered 12 people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012. Well, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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6/11/15
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The decision by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to serve as one of the featured speakers at the upcoming J Street conference should trouble every supporter of Israel. It’s both a boost …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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10/24/19
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Partners for Progressive Israel, a left-of-center group that is part of the American Zionist Movement, is in the midst of a 12-session “digital excursion to Israel and Palestine.” …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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9/3/20
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In various cultures, a particular month, day or time is associated with a certain annual activity. For example, here in the United States, November is election time. In Israel, May brings the …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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3/19/15
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A young Israeli soldier, Amit Ben-Yigal, was stoned to death last week by Palestinian Arab terrorists. The response of the American Jewish left was appalling. And the response of the rest of …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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5/20/20
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The German government has created a commission of historians to study the massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian Arab terrorists at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Germany’s …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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5/10/23
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During the past few days, Arabs in Jerusalem stoned a Jew to death in the Armon HaNetziv neighborhood, wounded three Israeli policemen in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, and hurled rocks and …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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9/24/15
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The newly appointed Middle East director at the State Department has a long record of criticizing and pressuring Israel. Isn’t anybody at the White House paying attention to who’s being …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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8/17/17
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A group advocating Palestinian statehood recently took out a full-page ad in the New York Times to warn that there will be “a Palestinian majority” in Israel in less than a decade unless …
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By Stephen Flatow
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10/6/16
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