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Feb 12, 2021

In Defense of Bruce Springsteen

Why Bruce Springsteen is still my favorite musician, warts and all. Regardless of what really happened the night of Bruce Springsteen’s...

Jul 30, 2020

Is American Democracy Backsliding?

When you start looking into it, The United States doesn't compare favorably to other democracies. In fact, we have all the warning signs...

Jun 4, 2020

Protecting Property, Not People

Recent events show us that the United States' legacies of wealth and racial inequality continue to reverberate in unison. So far I’ve...

Apr 6, 2020

Autism Awareness Day, 2020

It's not such a strange thing to search for belonging. Every year I write something in honor of World Autism Awareness Day, but given the...

Jan 12, 2020

Iran Illiteracy

The Iran crisis has demonstrated that Americans are geographically, historically, and politically illiterate. There could be terrible...

Oct 19, 2019

The Global Ideological Shift

The United States is taking the wrong side in a three-way standoff between democracy, illiberalism, and dictatorship. With all the fervor...

Apr 18, 2019

The Catalans and the Church

Why do some Catalan protesters oppose the Catholic Church? A true account from Barcelona. In the confines of Barcelona’s gothic quarter,...

Apr 11, 2019

Israel and the Viability of Democracy

Can Israel's left-wing and centrist parties work together amidst a burgeoning crisis of democracy? Israel is not an apartheid state -...

Apr 1, 2019

Political Opportunism in Israel-Palestine

The Israel-Palestinian Conflict escalates like clockwork - and there's a reason for that. As throngs of Palestinians rushed the Israeli...

Feb 7, 2019

Israel and the Psychology of Perpetual War

Israel's latest election shows the problem of maintaining civil society against the backdrop of a never-ending conflict. The ongoing...

Dec 12, 2018

"So I Read About Yemen"

Every once and awhile, the shortcomings of academic analysis hit you in the face. When I first decided to get into academia studying...

Nov 17, 2018

Confronting the Culture of Violence

It’s time to think differently about mass shootings. These events aren’t random. Mass shootings, and public violence in general, are...

Aug 23, 2018

The Presidency and the Rule of Law

Supposedly being good at your job does not mean you can commit crimes. Trump's been trying to build a case all summer for keeping him...

Jul 26, 2018

ממפלגת כ״ך עד לחוק הלאום

הדיונים האחרונים על חוק הלאום מפגינים שהימין דוחה את הלקחים של העבר - ונוטש תכנית לעתיד ב1994 מפלגת כ״ך הייתה אסורה מהכנסת בגלל ההערות...

Apr 14, 2018

Four Mini-Essays About The News

In lieu of my usual walls of text, here’s some scattershot thoughts. - World War III isn't happening, guys. Russia knows better than to...

Mar 9, 2018

Country Music and the Volk

Do Ernest Gellner's theories of nationalism explain the rural consciousness movement? Given the political climate I want to make a pitch...

Dec 7, 2017

On The Subject Of Jerusalem

Moving the embassy means the two-state solution is dead. 'Cause people keep asking me how I feel about the Jerusalem embassy issue: For...

Brendan Szendrő, PhD

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