Mark Mellman

Flawed strategy and faulty polling combined to produce a surprise outcome for many in Israel’s elections last week. While 10 parties carved out seats in the parliament, there were only…

By the time you read this, headlines will likely have proclaimed a “winner” in Israel’s election. However, because of Israel’s complex system, the real winner may remain a mystery for…

How do amnesiacs decide who to vote for? Pretty much like the rest of us. How can that be? They cannot remember all the information that the rest of us…

The controversy surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress threatens to obscure a fundamental fact: Israel enjoys tremendous support from Americans of almost all stripes. That is not to…

Once again the Republican far right is leading the titular head of the GOP, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), toward disaster. OK, that’s the charitable interpretation — it’s either that, or…

We assume our memories are accurate. A 2011 survey found 63 percent of the public saying, “Human memory works like a video camera, accurately recording the events we see and…

Let’s talk Republicans. As I write, it’s 365 days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, which makes this a propitious time to cast an eye toward the only party likely…

When I was three years old and my sister was a newborn, my mother contracted polio. Her doctor, making a house call (yes, it was a different day) sternly warned…

I am getting old. I know that because I’m complaining about the young. They just don’t pay attention to news about politics and public affairs. If we thought earlier generations…