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The public is heavily burdened by the greed of monopolies
The public will continue to pay exorbitant prices for goods and services until the market is truly free from the control of cartels and monopolies.
Is the Israeli Start-Up Nation era coming to an end?
Start-ups in Israel are in decline. It leads us to ask: Has the Israeli Start-Up Nation era come to an end?
Prof. Shlomo Maital is asking: Save Our Startups
Rebellion or good citizenship?
On the criteria for justifying rebellion or civil disobedience
Israel-Singapore: A deep, dark, secret love affair
The tiny city-state of Singapore has a powerful military fist, not talked about but evident to hostile neighbors. And Israel played a crucial role in creating it.
Prof. Shlomo Maital on Israel’s crucial role in helping Singapore and why it was kept so secret.
Israel needs Masorti Jews to become modern, tolerant, welcoming
Today there are nearly 80 Masorti congregations all across Israel, though a few meet only on festivals. None receive government funding.
Prof. Shlomo Maital suggests that Israel today is like one big brain, split Left and Right. Only without a working corpus colossum to connect them – and suggests it could be the tiny Masorti movement.
The legendary Jewish humor of Woody Allen
Woody Allen has a wild sense of humor, tinged with Yiddishkeit. He has written and directed 48 films – almost one a year since his directorial debut in 1966.
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings us some of Allen’s one-liners, and their Jewish life lessons.
Why are the US and Israel drowning in debt?
The US debt crisis is far more serious. But for us who live in Israel, our borrow-spend-borrow habit spells big trouble.
Prof. Shlomo Maital, an economist, is losing sleep and is concerned about the finances of us, the people.
Advice for Israeli start-up founders: Be like a ‘hatzav’ and blossom when others do not
Start-up founders: Learn from the hatzav. Now’s your time to blossom when others are getting cold feet.
Prof. Shlomo Maital reminds us that when start-ups choose to blossom at times when others sleep, they fare far better when times are good again.
Are Israel’s pro-democracy protests fruitful or futile?
Protests send a strong signal regarding people’s conviction because they require more effort and sacrifice than other means of publicly expressing support for democracy.
Prof. Shlomo Maital interviewed Dr. Brancati, who compiled a massive database on pro-democracy protests. Half of them succeeded.
Israel judicial reform: How to make Israelis talk, listen to each other
To better understand how to foster listening and dialogue, Prof. Shlomo Maital spoke with an expert, Yishai Shalif, the first Israeli-born ultra-Orthodox psychologist. Reminding us that at some point, we will have to reach a consensus. But it will never happen unless both sides truly listen to each other.
