Michelle OxmanHow Harris Can Distinguish Herself from President Biden: Stop Sending Offensive Weapons to IsraelLately, Vice President Harris has been criticized for her lack of specificity in her response to the question of what she would do…Oct 22Oct 22
Michelle OxmanA Letter to My NieceYou stopped contact with the family about four years ago. Your 30th birthday is coming up, and I’ve been thinking of you.Aug 121Aug 121
Michelle OxmanJD Vance’s Mamaw Story Reflects His Family ValuesWe keep hearing the replay of the sound bite from JD Vance’s speech — the one where he describes going to Mamaw’s house after her death…Jul 211Jul 211
Michelle OxmanIt’s a binary choice, so it has to be BidenWatching the debate, I was concerned about Biden’s performance. At one point he trailed off with something that didn’t follow. He wasn’t as…Jun 28Jun 28
Michelle OxmanAbolish the Electoral College to End Lingering Slaveholder PrivilegeMany people are concerned about threats to democracy. As we consider the threat to democracy posed by the candidacy of Donald Trump and the…Jan 14Jan 14
Michelle OxmanAbandon Any Illusion that the Supreme Court is ApoliticalBack in the 1970s, when I was in law school, we were taught that the Supreme Court did not take cases to change the law. The author of our…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Michelle OxmanWhat Does Justice Mean Where Israel Is Concerned?This article by Bryce Greene at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) argues that the Washington Post and the New York Times. in their…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023
Michelle OxmanThe Message in this Knitted GiftI recently began tutoring a little girl at the elementary school in my neighborhood. A knitting friend of mine runs the program, and now…Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
Michelle OxmanWhy “A Christmas Carol” Is a Jewish StoryIt’s that time of year when everyone who celebrates winter holidays is preparing for them. The Solstice, Hanukkah and Christmas overlap…Dec 16, 20221Dec 16, 20221
Michelle OxmanWe Had Covid for Thanksgiving, But I’m Grateful AnywayThe Friday before Thanksgiving, I woke up with a very sore throat. All week I had worried about whether my son would make it home for the…Nov 25, 20221Nov 25, 20221