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Where is JFK’s vision?
October 28, 2013
by Heather Robinson
With the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death approaching next month, it is tempting to speculate as to what JFK would have made of the inception of Obamacare and the general direction in which the country is headed.
On the one hand, in...
Shutdown is Over. Now What?
October 18, 2013
by Heather Robinson
Lots of commentators act like the shutdown was the height of
irresponsibility. But it’s really more irresponsible to
continue a pattern of excessive spending that could saddle
future generations with financial catastrophe.
Look at what...
This week at UN, Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu condemns Iran’s Rouhani as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”
October 2, 2013
by Heather Robinson
Last week Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, managed a charm offensive at the United Nations that convinced many world leaders that his country does not seek nuclear weapons.
This week at the United Nations Israeli Prime...
How Men Are Like Apples: A Rosh Hashanah Meditation
September 12, 2013
by Heather Robinson
In the late summer days before the onset of Rosh Hashanah, I went shopping for apples at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan. Strolling past tables of farmers hocking their wares and couples walking hand-in-hand, I thought about how...
Has Obama Gone Full-on Neo-Con?
September 2, 2013
by Heather Robinson
Greetings and welcome to the new and improved Heatherrobinson.net, an independent source for commentary, news, and feature stories about Israel, the Mideast, U.S. politics (including the Jewish-American vote), human rights,...
New Einstein Play Reveals His Simple Complexities
August 15, 2013
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Blueprint
by Julia Gorin
“Who was the real Einstein?” the creators of the original new Off-Broadway play “Einstein” ask rhetorically. “The man who cruelly mistreated his first wife, or the one who worked...
A Jug Of Wine And Thou
August 8, 2013
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish Week
by HEATHER ROBINSON
One couple’s real NYC love story, and the road from Merlot to marriage.
She thought she might not be able to overcome her fear of marriage after her parents’ divorce. He feared he wouldn’t meet...
Table for One: Watch out for the Weiners
August 8, 2013
by Heather Robinson
From NY Blueprint
by HEATHER ROBINSON
The ongoing controversy about Anthony Weiner’s lewd sexting raises political questions about whether the man is fit to govern. But as a single woman living in New York, there’s something...
A-Rod to fight steroid charge; will have more chance than Armstrong did
August 7, 2013
by Heather Robinson
Today’s Daily News reports that New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is challenging his 211-game ban in connection with the Biogenesis scandal.
One thought about this: I’m no hard core sports fan and not so knowledgeable about the...
Miss Israel, Yityish Aynaw, Dishes With Blueprint
June 16, 2013
Yityish Aynaw, Israel’s Ethiopian-born beauty queen, mingled with New York singles Tuesday evening at a Manhattan rooftop party underneath a celestial sky. Crowned in February, Aynaw is the first black Miss Israel. In recent ...