Or what do politicians actually argue about? By Ron Raskin There’s a heated debate over the difficult choice facing Israel in its Gaza War: Should Israel end the war in Gaza or persist until total victory is achieved? The discussion is so intense that it seems neither side has attempted to understand the other’s perspective. […]
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By Ron Raskin The mass media and our information landscape are saturated with empty slogans. Unfortunately, most people often take these as authentic ideas and intentions, when in reality, they are simply “public messages” that often have little to do with what politicians truly believe. These slogans frequently fuel intense battles between political groups, generating
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By Ron Raskin The century-long Arab-Israeli conflict—which now extends beyond Arab nations to include non-Arab Muslim countries like Iran and has effectively merged with the Jihad movement—has undergone several phases. The period of large-scale conventional interstate wars ended in 1973, followed by a phase of terrorism that peaked with the second intifada from 2000 to
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by Ron Raskin There are many perspectives on any political topic, most of which are subjective and influenced by personal feelings or interests. Consider the trolley problem, a well-known series of thought experiments in ethics that explore dilemmas such as whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number. Now imagine you must choose
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