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Dan Schnur

Dan Schnur

Dan Schnur is a professor at the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Public Policy and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communications.

We are just beginning to understand the extent of the learning loss that occurred when students were limited to online classes over the last two years—and the even greater damage suffered by children from minority and lower-income communities.
Though we’re already several days into January, even a belated resolution can signify a step towards the type of progress we desire.
As the political, generational and cultural divisions within our own community continue to grow, it may be that the most important bridge-building that needs to happen is actually between Jews.
The former KGB agent has been leader of Russia in some form or another since 2000, making him the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Joseph Stalin.
This trial is yet another reminder of how polarized a nation we have become.
One of the most frustrating challenges in the ongoing fight against anti-Semitism is that the hate comes from so many different directions.
Newly elected governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin was able to take control of the education issue by framing it in the context of parental involvement in the schools.
In the wake of the normalization agreements between Israel and four Arab states, it is becoming easier to see a path forward to a better future for Israel and throughout the Middle East.
The greatest threat to the Jewish community is neither Iran nor intermarriage, but rather our increasing political and cultural isolation.
While Harris has faced deservedly sharp criticism over her remarks at George Mason University, it’s worth remembering that she has been on the other end of such attacks.
It is increasingly clear that our community is perpetually playing defense. Perhaps American Jews should renew our commitment to building alliances.
It is apparent that even when Biden faces deserved criticism, his allies are quick to dismiss it as predictable attacks from the most fanatical of Trump acolytes.