In Israel, a remarkable shift is underway: Prominent military figures are openly criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the conflict in Gaza, writes Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. Reports in the Israeli media highlight a recent security meeting where General Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel...

Dear Friends: The 21st Century Alliance has been at the center of the effort to pass one of the most important education reform bills of the last decade, known as the California Kids Read Act.  Unfortunately, the bill hit a speed bump in the state Legislature last month, when the...

These days, the world is on edge. Europe is grappling with its most significant land conflict since 1945, while the Middle East remains embroiled in turmoil. However, these tensions could pale in comparison if another front were to ignite — this time in Asia, involving the United States and China. Fortunately,...

The outrageous clampdown on protests against Israel's slaughter in Gaza are not isolated incidents. They reveal a larger, ominous reality: To sustain blind support for Israel, Western countries are forced to erode their own democracies. We are seeing clear signs of this. In the US, the Israeli gov has helped pass...

More than 600 Fresno area residents risk losing their well-paying jobs because elected officials are more interested in pandering to tribal casinos than protecting the livelihoods of their constituents, like myself. Senate Bill 549, sponsored by state Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) is a bad bet for hard-working Central Valley cardroom...

Imagine a 3,500-year-old civilization. Some accounts suggest even longer, that they'd been in that area since the 7th Century B.C. Imagine that same civilization being on the Silk Road between Asia and Europe; their kingdoms stopping grounds for traders, explorers, and others. Now imagine this is the same civilization that...