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Thoughts on western democracies relying on dictatorships for “supply chains”

May 17, 2022by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

We keep seeing stories about supply chain chaos and inflation and how the pandemic, China and the conflict in Ukraine is to blame. For instance I read today that the […]

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Thoughts on Ukraine crisis and unintended consequences

February 23, 2022by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Is there a chance that by kind of pumping up the story of “Russia will invade Ukraine” western media and US policy inadvertently helped grow a crisis a bit more […]

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Political-Media-Big Tech lack of competition overshadows America

January 23, 2022by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

In the US there has been a tendency over the years for the two large political parties to collaborate to create non-competitive districts for Congressional elections. That often means drawing […]

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The religious overtones of the West’s pandemic response

October 26, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Do you think the pandemic is a form of new religion in the West, particularly in the US. The US has created other new religions and has gone through various […]

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The Trump admin’s MidEast policy reconsidered: Iran empowered

September 30, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN One theory about the Trump admin in the Middle East is that it was tough on Iran. But let me propose a radically different take.Let’s go […]

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The perfect storm of the pandemic and big tech

September 5, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

I think one reason the pandemic has been so successful and why it continues to cause chaos, is not just because of government incompetence and lack of coordinating and changing […]

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The enduring trauma of Covid memories

June 19, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

The enduring trauma of Covid memories By SETH J. FRANTZMAN It’s June 19, 2021. The indoor mask mandate in Israel ended this week. It still feels strange to be in […]

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How the international community sought to create an endless Israel-Palestinian war

May 30, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN One of the remarkable outcomes of the recent Hamas war on Israel was the use of terminology that illustrates a larger goal designed to create conditions […]

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If we negotiated a climate deal the way the “Iran Deal” was negotiated

April 18, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

If the West negotiated a climate change deal the way they do the Iran deal they would go to the meeting with the authoritarians and the authoritarian state would say […]

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An Israeli election, the UAE and a controversy: Tracking press reports

March 19, 2021by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

In one week in March, from March 10-19, an unusual controversy unfolded between Israel and its new peace partner in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates. It appeared to begin […]

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