Melissa Braunstein, Washington Examiner

Melissa Braunstein

Washington Examiner

Washington, DC, United States

Contact Melissa

Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.

Start free trial

Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Washington Examiner
  • First Things
  • National Review
  • The Federalist
  • Kveller

Past articles by Melissa:

Investigate Frontier Airlines for anti-Semitism

Sometimes people tell such different versions of a story, you marvel that they’re even talking about the same thing. Such is the case with Frontier Airlines Flight 2878, which was supposed to leave Miami for New York’s La Guardia Airport on the evening of Feb. 28 but never did. → Read More

Holocaust Analogies and Twenty-First-Century Victimhood

Resurgent anti-Semitism is a growing problem, but insult is added to injury when people use Jewish suffering to cement their own victim status. → Read More

Douglas Macgregor's anti-Semitic comments disqualify him from serving at the Pentagon

The staff of acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller recently grew, as retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor was appointed as his senior adviser. Such an announcement would typically be ho-hum staffing news but not in this case. → Read More

Cuomo’s Claims about Hasidic Wedding Deserve Scrutiny

If New York is to conquer COVID-19, there must be universal compliance with public-health guidelines. However, public officials must simultaneously demonstrate true leadership. In Governor Cuomo’s case, that includes ending his recent, troubling pattern of singling out New York’s Orthodox Jewish community. → Read More

How everyday people can help Israel and support peace in the Middle East

This year can no longer be written off as a complete annus horribilis. Against all odds, peace appears to be breaking out in the Middle East. → Read More

Germany’s Misleading Classification of Antisemitic Hate Crimes

The problem on the far right is serious but overrepresented in official accounts, which lack a category for Islamism. → Read More

The harmful impulse to stifle coronavirus discussion

When did we stop caring what our fellow citizens think? If ever there were a time to remind us that no person is an island or that other people’s choices directly affect us, it’s now. → Read More

Joy Behar Is So Trump Deranged She Just Applauded A Neo-Nazi

Someone should inform Behar: It’s possible to dislike, or even detest, Trump while also holding the line against extremism. → Read More

Unlike House, U.S. Senate Unanimously Condemns Anti-Semitism

Kudos to the U.S. Senate for taking a hugely important first step to recognize and oppose rising anti-Semitism inside the United States. → Read More

Is America Experiencing Europe’s Growing Anti-Semitism?

As pollster John McLaughlin summarized, ‘The majority of Americans are rejecting anti-Semitism, and that’s important for the country and the world.’ → Read More

House Petition Will Test Whether Support For Israel Is Still Bipartisan

Americans should know where Congress stands on our nation’s closest Middle Eastern ally, as well as how many members of the House support BDS. → Read More

For All Jews, The Shooting At Poway Chabad Hits Too Close To Home

The Jewish community does mourn, even though we may never have met any of the 12 victims in Poway, because they’re members of our extended Jewish family. → Read More

Airbnb's Anti-West Bank Policy Shows Why Laws Against BDS Matter

In another year, finding 21 Democrats willing to support pro-Israel legislation should have been a cakewalk. However, 2019 is not any old year. → Read More

Harvard Students Vote To Send Student Money To Anti-Semitic Group

Israel Apartheid Week has a history of not promoting honest conversation. It’s about slandering democratic Israel by comparing it to apartheid South Africa. → Read More

Democrats To Jews: You Don’t Know An Anti-Semite When You Hear One

The party that’s long attracted the support of 75 percent of American Jews has shown this week that their leaders won’t stand up for them when it matters. → Read More

11 Lessons For Conservative Women On Campus

In the book 'She’s Conservative,' young conservative women offer in their own words lessons for how to survive—and thrive—at college and beyond. → Read More

The new feminists' kitchen campaigns

Today, female senators see food and domesticity as a way to differentiate themselves. After years of organized feminists lecturing the nation that “a woman’s place is in the House — and Senate,” apparently some liberal women now revel in the comfort of their own kitchens. Clearly something has changed. → Read More

I'm a Jew. Feel Free To Wish Me A 'Merry Christmas,' America!

As a Jew who knows what she believes, I feel happy for my Christian friends and neighbors, as they prepare to celebrate the most special holiday. → Read More

I'm a Jew. Feel Free To Wish Me A 'Merry Christmas,' America!

As a Jew who knows what she believes, I feel happy for my Christian friends and neighbors, as they prepare to celebrate the most special holiday. → Read More

Stumped On What To Name Your Baby? There's A Decent App For That

Since my due date is rapidly approaching and the baby’s name has remained unsettled, I convinced my husband to try Kinder with me. → Read More