Author Archives: Douglas E. Schoen

With Seniors’ Healthcare At Risk, Congress Cannot Strike Midnight Deal

This past Thursday, reports started to emerge that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were getting closer to an agreement on overall government spending. The rumored plan included a two year raise of budget…

Why Businesses Need to Engage in the Fight Against Gun Violence

At the end of last month, a gunman entered a synagogue in Poway, California and open fired with an A.R. 15-style gun, killing one person and severely wounding three others. And just like that, the nation was once again mourning…

Investigations Remain Important, But Bipartisan Policies Are Now Essential

Early last week, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Representative Jerry Nadler launched a comprehensive investigation into President Trump and his associates. Rep. Nadler sent out 81 letters demanding documents which indicates the broad scope of the new Congressional…

What the Movement In President Trump’s Approval Rating Actually Means

Last week, President Trump’s approval rating dropped to its lowest level since March 7, with the most recent RealClearPolitics average indicating a 40.8% job approval. On March 7, the White House was battling the departure of Gary Cohn, the Dow…

Encouraging Findings from the 2018 Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Study

Last week, we observed Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, to commemorate the approximatively six million Jews who lost their lives in The Holocaust. As time passes and The Holocaust becomes a more distant point in history, it is vital…

After Parkland Tragedy, Legislators Must Adopt Proven Gun Violence Prevention Policies

The recent events in Parkland, Florida can be described in many ways—tragic, devastating, disturbing, inexplicable—but also, preventable. Based on the accounts that have emerged since the shooting, it is clear that the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, should have never had access…