Author

Seth Mandel

Seth Mandel is executive editor of the Washington Examiner.

10 articles by Seth Mandel

Netanyahu, the Almost-American

by Seth Mandel

Bibi’s unique feel for the United States hasn’t always paid off

Bernie Sanders

Why Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Talk About Being Jewish

by Seth Mandel

It’s because he’s a socialist

Rabin’s Ultimate Revenge

by Seth Mandel

"Killing a King," by Dan Ephron

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Foggy Mind at Foggy Bottom

by Seth Mandel

John Kerry’s disastrous portfolio.

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The Vladimir Putin Fan Club

by Seth Mandel

From left to right, they’re fronting for a tyrant.

The Failed War on the ‘War on Terror’

by Seth Mandel

Everybody hates it. And it’s not going anywhere.

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The Great Kosher-for-Passover War of 2013

by Seth Mandel

The battleground: Quinoa.

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‘I Can Say No!’

by Seth Mandel

A review of Leon Aron's "Roads to the Temple"

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The Death of the Soviet Union, 20 Years Later

by Seth Mandel

Its fall—and Putin’s rise

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The Other Lieberman

by Seth Mandel

What the rise of this ﬁrebrand foreign minister says about political change inside Israel