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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

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    This hilarious video captures just how terrible daylight saving time really isThis hilarious video captures just how terrible daylight saving time really is
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    A sketch group dramatized daylight saving in the form of a horror movie trailer.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel
    Did Netanyahu just reject the two-state solution?Did Netanyahu just reject the two-state solution?
    Israel

    Netanyahu appeared to radically change his position in a statement on Sunday.

    By Max Fisher
    Media
    The murder of Ahmed Al-Jumaili in Texas should be a front-page storyThe murder of Ahmed Al-Jumaili in Texas should be a front-page story
    Media

    Another Muslim has been killed in America over what appears to be a potential hate crime. Why aren’t Americans outraged?

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    “No history, no culture, no past”: Why ISIS’s destruction of ancient artifacts is so cruel“No history, no culture, no past”: Why ISIS’s destruction of ancient artifacts is so cruel
    Syria

    What does it feel like to have your history destroyed?

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    This tweet captures the glaring contradiction at the heart of Netanyahu’s speechThis tweet captures the glaring contradiction at the heart of Netanyahu’s speech
    Climate
    No, Netanyahu, Iran is not secretly planning to nuke IsraelNo, Netanyahu, Iran is not secretly planning to nuke Israel
    Climate

    The idea that Iranian leaders are bent on a suicidal nuclear war has been debunked.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Chart: Fewer and fewer Americans see Iran as the US’s greatest enemyChart: Fewer and fewer Americans see Iran as the US’s greatest enemy
    World Politics

    This chart helps show why Netanyahu will have such a tough time blocking Obama’s Iran deal.

    By Max Fisher
    The powerfully human Israel-Palestine photography of Ahmad Gharabli
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton’s personal email account looks bad now. But it was even worse at the time.Hillary Clinton’s personal email account looks bad now. But it was even worse at the time.
    Politics

    Consider the context when she took office in 2009.

    By Max Fisher
    2016 Presidential Election
    AIPAC’s most awkward tradition: non-Jewish politicians faking JewishnessAIPAC’s most awkward tradition: non-Jewish politicians faking Jewishness
    2016 Presidential Election

    This 2008 Daily Show clip nailed what’s weird about the practice.

    By Max Fisher

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