the Commencement Ceremony marked a defining transition from medical student to physician this year’s class is the largest in the college’s history The newly minted doctors will soon continue their clinical training in residency programs in South Florida and across the country.  See photos from the Commencement Ceremony. Hugo Duenas was chosen by his peers to speak on behalf of the class to make it to this moment right now,” he said reflecting on the sacrifices and determination that led to this milestone “Be proud of this moment.”  Cendan addressed the graduates with a message of encouragement and responsibility reminding them of the profound privilege and duty of practicing medicine “You will stand beside patients and families in their most difficult and most joyful moments,” he said “We know you’re ready.”  Dr. Herbert Wertheim, the college’s namesake and keynote speaker, recited a poem he wrote to honor the class and celebrate the college’s continued growth and impact.  the College of Medicine has now graduated 1,330 physicians Incident Reporting Form HIPAA Professional Commendation Form FL 33199 Tel: 305-348-0570 Fax:  305-348-0123 Ron DickerNovember 11, 2024 at 3:14 PM UTC·2 min readTennis Channel commentator Jon Wertheim has been suspended after insulting a player’s appearance on the air Wertheim said he was connected via Zoom and bothered by a camera angle that made his forehead look big prompting a rude comment that he didn’t realize was being broadcast Barbora Krejcikova?” Wertheim said in the hot-mic moment “Look at the forehead when Krejcikova and Zheng take the court called out Wertheim for “unprofessional commentary.” “I’ve often chosen not to speak up, but I believe it’s time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media,” she wrote on X “These moments distract from the true essence of sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field Wertheim posted a lengthy note on X about the circumstances of his remark and said that he’d apologized to Krejcikova “I realize: I am not the victim here,” he wrote “It was neither professional nor charitable nor reflective of the person I strive to be Wertheim will remain off the air indefinitely “Jon has dedicated his career to shining a light on and growing this sport and has been a valued member of our family and the tennis community,” the Tennis Channel said in a statement to the New York Post Tennis Channel holds its employees to a standard of respectfulness for others at all times a standard that was not met in this moment.” Trump AG Prospect Warns Letitia James: 'We Will Put Your Fat Ass In Prison' Ken Jennings Apologizes To Contestant For Sexist Clue On 'Jeopardy' Lea Thompson Recalls Horribly Sexist Remark Made By 'DWTS' Partner Artem Chigvintsev addresses the Class of 2025 at the Commencement Ceremony reciting a poem he wrote to celebrate their graduation “The Doctor’s Oath in Verse” This college bears a noble founders name—Dr a legacy of thousands of MD’s who’s diplomas bears his name.— You’re not just great—you are astonishing Perhaps the finest class we’ve seen— Each year the choosing grows more tough— But we must pause—let’s not forget Who loaned their strength year after year— “I’ll help my patients to endure.” But more than that—you’ll lead them through It’s not just cures that make you strong The lives you save you’ll never know— your grace to earn your residency and take your place This world awaits your gentle healing art— With preventative medical science woven within your heart Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts JENNIFER KAVANAGH is a Senior Fellow and Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies STEPHEN WERTHEIM is a Senior Fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy Jennifer Kavanagh and Stephen Wertheim The fate of Taiwan keeps American policymakers up at night A Chinese invasion of the island would confront the United States with one of its gravest foreign policy choices ever Letting Taiwan fall to Beijing would dent Washington’s credibility and create new challenges for U.S But the benefits of keeping Taiwan free would have to be weighed against the costs of waging the first armed conflict between great powers since 1945 Even if the United States prevailed—and it might well lose—an outright war with China would likely kill more Americans and destroy more wealth than any conflict since the Vietnam War and perhaps since World War II Nuclear and cyber weapons could make it worse These would be catastrophic consequences for the United States any chance of salvaging the situation could look like a better bet—and by opting to fight China to protect Taiwan the president would preserve the possibility of going down in history as a great wartime victor President Lyndon Johnson faced a choice between ramping up a U.S military campaign in Vietnam and allowing the Communists to take over the country He doubted that a war was necessary or winnable But he sent American soldiers all the same U.S. leaders need a way to escape the ghastly decision to either wage World War III or watch Taiwan go down. They need a third option. Washington must make a plan that enables Taiwan to mount a viable self-defense, allows the United States to assist from a distance position in Asia intact regardless of how a cross-strait conflict concludes the United States could abstain from sending its military forces to defend Taiwan if China invades the island and does not attack U.S The Trump administration should launch an effort now to make this third option viable Washington should condition its aid on defense spending and reforms in Taipei pushing Taiwan into a position to better protect itself It must also develop capabilities and plans to resupply the island if needed Taiwan may manage only to stall a Chinese invasion The United States therefore needs to insulate its regional interests from Taiwan’s fate Instead of clarifying its commitment to defend Taiwan Washington should retain an ambiguous stance and downplay the importance of keeping the island out of Beijing’s hands bolster the self-defenses of its other Asian allies and partners blocking any path for China to convert a successful bid for Taiwan into regional dominance politicians and analysts should speak frankly about the cost of a war with China and push back against the misguided idea that the United States’ survival and prosperity turn on Taiwan’s political status Through a policy of firm but limited support for Taiwan the United States can avoid involvement in a world-rending war while putting China off a risky invasion—and safeguarding U.S The United States rightly expends considerable resources to dissuade China from using coercion to control Taiwan the United States would suffer significant military China would gain a new foothold from which to project power across East Asia Beijing could disrupt trade routes in the western Pacific allies would have a new reason to question Washington’s commitment to their security the benefits of preserving Taiwan’s de facto self-rule do not warrant the enormous human and economic costs of a U.S.-Chinese war The United States’ vital interest lies in preventing China from attaining untrammeled regional hegemony in Asia China could project large-scale military power into the Western Hemisphere or cut the United States off from Asia’s dynamic economic markets The United States would remain capable of rallying a counterbalancing coalition to impede any potential Chinese bid for political and military supremacy in Asia the military advantages China would reap from taking Taiwan would not be that profound and the United States and its allies would have time to adjust Beijing could use control of the island to expand the reach of its missiles allowing the People’s Liberation Army to operate farther from China’s coast and more easily hold at risk U.S including bases in Guam and vessels near Japan and the Philippines But the PLA’s weapons can already reach these U.S so adding a few hundred more miles to their range would make only a marginal difference China’s undersea gains would be similarly modest and unlikely to offset U.S Seizing Taiwan would allow China to dock submarines in the deepwater ports off Taiwan’s eastern coast which would extend their range and enable them to avoid some U.S underwater sensors in the Miyako and Luzon Straits because satellites or sound surveillance in the region could probably detect them detection without being launched from Taiwan Such limited operational gains would not give China the ability to bring about a dramatic regional expansion Despite the fears of some in Tokyo and Manila China would still face formidable obstacles to seizing outlying territories belonging to Japan or the Philippines—most of which are farther from Taiwan than Taiwan is from China—let alone more distant and populous islands such as Okinawa or Kyushu in Japan or Luzon in the Philippines it would take China years to build the infrastructure needed to use Taiwan as a base for military operations; the United States and its partners would have plenty of time to prepare additional defenses control of the island would hardly overturn the military balance in the region Countries threatened by China’s rise have to invest in security measures no matter what happens in and around Taiwan If military considerations do not necessitate the direct U.S National security officials who favor a strong U.S commitment to Taiwan frequently cite their concern that China could commandeer high-tech assets on the island Taiwan produces about 90 percent of the world’s most advanced chips largely through the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company They argue that if Beijing gains control of TSMC it could leap ahead in the global technology race and Washington would lose its most important source of semiconductors cannot operate without Western components and intellectual property both of which could be immediately cut off after a Chinese invasion would disrupt the United States’ own chip supply chains the United States is already preparing for the possibility of losing access to Taiwanese production by building semiconductor fabrication plants at home Boston Consulting Group has estimated that the United States is on track to produce 28 percent of the world’s advanced semiconductors by 2032 bypassing the South China Sea by traveling through the Indonesian and Philippine archipelagoes or around Papua New Guinea through the Solomon Sea Some argue that the United States must fight for Taiwan because a failure to do so would undermine U.S driving countries in the region closer to China two of the United States’ cornerstone partners in the Indo-Pacific have a deep history of animosity toward Beijing and tend to respond forcefully to Chinese aggression To prevent Asian countries from aligning with Beijing if it takes Taiwan the United States should stop reinforcing the idea that its reputation hinges on the defense of Taiwan it should focus on its larger objective—preventing Chinese regional dominance—and stake its credibility on that Taiwan certainly matters to the United States—just not enough to justify a war with China government thus needs a new strategy to support the island’s defense without having American troops engage in combat if China were to target American forces first keeping out of the fight would become impossible But Beijing would have reason to refrain from attacking U.S forces if it believed there was a good chance that Washington might abstain from conflict To make a Taiwan-led U.S.-supplied defense viable the United States should adopt two policies over the next decade: insist that Taipei reorient and step up its defense efforts and improve the Pentagon’s ability to send military supplies to Taiwan during a conflict without putting Americans in harm’s way Taiwan’s current defense strategy leaves it unprepared for a Chinese attack Taipei spends a significant share of its resources on advanced equipment Taiwan cannot defeat a Chinese invasion this way China could easily find and destroy big assets and its much larger military force would overwhelm any of these systems that survive an initial attack leaving Taiwan without offensive firepower or sufficient defenses Taiwan’s survival would depend entirely on U.S military warships and aircraft rapidly arriving and entering into the conflict—a massive gamble for Taipei and a devil’s choice for the United States the best way for Taiwan to protect itself is to become a “porcupine” whose sharp defenses—large numbers of antiship missiles for instance—can thwart an invader’s attempt to absorb the island Taiwan’s military could prevent China from quickly seizing the island dragging the PLA into a long and costly war that paves the way for a political settlement Under the first Trump and the Biden administrations Washington encouraged Taiwan to embrace such an approach for example by investing in antiship missiles and starting to build a fleet of small drones But change has been halting and insufficient The United States can spur Taiwan to acquire the capabilities it needs to become more self-reliant Washington should clearly convey to Taipei that it will increase or decrease aid depending on how much Taiwan spends on its military and whether it invests in the right kinds of weapons and personnel to mount a denial-focused strategy although the United States has an abiding interest in maintaining the cross-strait status quo and a legal obligation under the Taiwan Relations Act to equip the island with defensive weapons Taiwan bears the primary responsibility for its own defense Taiwan should be required to increase its defense spending from the roughly two and a half percent of GDP it spends today to at least four percent by 2030—a level of expenditure on par with that of other countries in precarious security environments Israel spends about five percent of GDP on defense despite being far stronger than any of its adversaries Poland and the Baltic states are working toward military spending of four percent of GDP even though they are protected by NATO’s security guarantee the United States should condition military assistance on the extent to which Taiwan uses its expanded budget to prepare a denial defense Taiwan will need to triple or quadruple its arsenal of antiship missiles to have a chance at disabling a significant number of the vessels China would use to move its forces onto Taiwan’s shores Taipei should increase and modernize its stockpiles of naval mines allow it to wreak further havoc on approaching Chinese ships double its supply of shoulder-fired and mobile air defense systems and purchase or manufacture thousands of the munitions they need It will also have to acquire tens of thousands of cheap drones that can harass PLA aircraft as they try to control the skies over the island This would inhibit China from relentlessly bombing Taiwan’s critical infrastructure or dropping paratroops inland the United States should reject Taiwanese requests for big-ticket items such as aircraft and warships that would be easy targets for Chinese missiles and would be unlikely to withstand an initial Chinese attack Washington should cancel unfilled Taiwanese orders for Abrams tanks and F-16 fighter jets and reallocate the funds to smaller cheaper systems suited to a denial strategy the United States should demand that Taiwan improve its military training so that it generates a large reliable reserve force capable of holding off Chinese invaders Taiwanese forces could occupy hardened positions along the island’s coast to prevent the PLA from amassing the numbers needed to break out from their beachheads and seize and hold territory farther inland Responding to internal and external pressure Taiwan lengthened its conscription term in 2024 from four months to one year for all Taiwanese men born after 2005 and updated the curriculum for conscripts and reservists to include some live-fire drills But much of this training remains divorced from the realities of warfighting it focuses on the most basic military skills rather than offering the advanced field exercises that would prepare soldiers to operate in a conflict only six percent of eligible conscripts reported for training last year; the rest received deferments to complete their education To get Taiwan’s reserve force to its necessary size and readiness the Trump administration should press Taipei to require two full years of more intense instruction and limit the use of deferments must do all it can to equip Taiwan with asymmetric capabilities Washington should make the island a priority recipient of arms sales filling Taipei’s orders before those of other clients just as the United States has done for Ukraine suppliers can produce much of the materiel Taiwan needs most The Biden administration transferred excess stocks of U.S and the Trump administration should continue to do so The United States should also invest in Taiwan’s defense industrial base so Taipei can produce and distribute munitions and medical supplies around the island during a conflict This would also alleviate the burden on the United States’ own defense industrial base Co-production arrangements and even joint ventures with U.S Taiwan should become as self-reliant as possible but the United States may still need the capability to replenish Taiwan’s military stockpiles during a Chinese blockade or under Chinese fire—without bringing U.S Washington’s best option is to transport military supplies using uncrewed systems the United States would suffer no casualties and could avoid entering into a war On the few occasions that adversaries have damaged U.S Washington has never retaliated with a direct military strike Uncrewed vehicles tend to be smaller than crewed ones but they can still carry essential items such as ammunition Some uncrewed systems already exist: the U.S Marine Corps has developed an autonomous vessel that can be remotely operated from thousands of miles away The Pentagon should accelerate efforts to develop other such systems working with traditional defense contractors and smaller startups to produce autonomous air and sea craft that can carry cargo the military infrastructure on Taiwan’s eastern coast is limited making it difficult to receive cargo during a war and more extensive roads leading to the rest of the island the United States should expand current plans to stockpile military equipment at facilities near Taiwan Washington should seek explicit permission from host countries for the U.S military to conduct resupply missions there no country in the region has clearly and publicly pledged to provide this type of support in the event of a Taiwan contingency Some may be leery of getting pulled into a conflict with China officials should make clear that Washington In addition to reducing Taiwan’s dependence on U.S the United States should insulate its regional strategy from developments in Taiwan Washington can minimize the fallout in case Beijing succeeds in taking the island the Pentagon has adopted a Chinese invasion of Taiwan as its “pacing scenario,” the prospective future conflict on which U.S budget and posture decisions are determined speak more forcefully about their commitment to defend Taiwan than they did in previous decades readiness and resolve over Taiwan may deter China from attempting an invasion by suggesting that the price would likely be direct war with the United States But it also raises the risk of the worst outcome: that China is provoked into war and the United States is compelled to join that war out of fear that its credibility is on the line The Trump administration should encourage countries in the region to become ready to defend themselves and it should signal a more modest and ambiguous U.S The balance of power in Asia does not hinge on control of Taiwan More important are the United States’ ties to the major centers of economic and military power—Japan South Korea—and countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines that are located on sea-lanes through which the United States gains commercial and military access to the region Instead of planning to fight China in a war over Taiwan the United States should prioritize shoring up the self-defense capabilities of these partners efforts to strengthen allied militaries have emphasized Taiwan-related scenarios the United States has concentrated investments in defense infrastructure in Luzon where the United States hopes to base missiles and personnel in a conflict officials have likewise encouraged Japan to purchase cruise missiles that are capable of striking China Yet Washington has paid insufficient attention to its allies’ most immediate security requirements Manila needs to better protect bases and airfields across the Philippine archipelago and Tokyo should bolster its air defenses and build munitions stockpiles The United States has also erred by expanding its military bases close to China and Taiwan Washington has tried to gain more military access along the so-called first island chain which encompasses the seas closest to the east coast of mainland China The United States has also pushed increasingly powerful military hardware in greater quantities close to Chinese shores by reinforcing existing infrastructure where it is most defensible military should enhance airfields and ports and pre-positioned military equipment in northern rather than southern Japan and along the so-called second island chain China has fewer of the longer-range missiles needed to hit these distant and dispersed locations By helping partners develop their own asymmetric defenses and protecting the U.S military presence at better-defended bases farther from mainland China the United States can both deter Beijing from widening a conflict over Taiwan and prevent it from achieving regional hegemony in any scenario including if it gained control of the island the Trump administration should take a public stance on cross-strait issues that is less provocative than the Biden administration’s the United States has effectively watered down its “one China” policy which has long allowed Washington and Beijing to paper over their deep differences regarding Taiwan and avoid conflict the United States acknowledges the Chinese position that Taiwan is part of China and maintains only unofficial relations with Taiwan In the early months of the Biden administration the State Department loosened restrictions on meetings between U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s president in Taipei Biden himself said on four occasions that he would order U.S forces to defend Taiwan if China were to attack the island a departure from the usual stance of maintaining ambiguity over the U.S he said it was up to the people of Taiwan to decide whether to declare independence although he later returned to the customary position that the United States does not support Taiwan’s independence Many Asian allies worried that Washington’s actions provoked Beijing into cross-strait escalation or at least handed Beijing a convenient justification for expanding its military activities around Taiwan Trump and his team should be less assertive allies and partners deem the United States responsible for the outbreak of a Chinese-Taiwanese war—even if inciting a conflict is not Washington’s intent—they will be less willing to assist U.S resupply missions and less likely to view China as a threat to themselves This perception would undermine the paramount U.S objective of preventing Chinese hegemony in Asia when allies see the United States stake its credibility on Taiwan’s political status may come to see Taiwan’s defense as the litmus test of Washington’s commitment to the region It would be much better for the United States to set realistic expectations with its allies and partners The United States should no longer let Taiwan policy come at the expense of regional strategy. Building on the assurances exchanged between Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November 2023 the new administration should make a determined effort to shore up the “one China” policy Washington should remain ambiguous about whether it would defend Taiwan by force It should consistently discourage unilateral Taiwanese moves toward independence and restore limitations on official U.S.-Taiwanese contacts The Trump administration should consider gradually removing the U.S military trainers who have been working on Taiwan’s outlying islands since at least 2020; similar missions have been largely unsuccessful at teaching partners to become self-sufficient the training could be carried out in a less sensitive place The Trump administration could also offer new assurances the United States could announce that under no circumstances would it support Taiwan’s independence the island faces an armed attack initiated by Beijing Washington could affirm that it would accept any resolution of cross-strait differences and with the assent of the people of Taiwan These steps are best taken in return for corresponding Chinese actions such as a reduction in military activities around Taiwan and a declaration that Beijing has no deadline for resolving the Taiwan question the United States would benefit from strengthening its “one China” policy regardless of Beijing’s willingness to reciprocate allies and partners in Asia that Taiwan is not the United States’ overriding concern and that further escalation of cross-strait tensions would stem from Chinese aggression The main risk of this strategy is that it could weaken deterrence by suggesting to China that the United States might not defend Taiwan militarily The United States can limit this risk by adhering to its traditional policy of “strategic ambiguity,” which entails remaining purposely vague about how the United States would respond to a Chinese attack on Taiwan Even if the United States does develop a viable option to aid the island without entering a war Beijing should not discount the possibility that the United States might yet decide to fight presidents will still face significant pressure to intervene in a conflict over Taiwan And by increasing its assistance to Taiwan and investing in its regional military capabilities Washington could even strengthen deterrence Beijing may nonetheless conclude that the likelihood of U.S military intervention has somewhat diminished but this calculation could have a bright silver lining: believing it can keep U.S China would have less incentive to target American troops at the start if it did decide to invade Taiwan seeing that the possibility of ever unifying with the island is ending might invade sooner to avoid losing the opportunity forever But it seems unlikely that Taiwan would strengthen its defenses so robustly as to persuade China’s leaders that the island had become irrevocably separate from the mainland Chinese leaders would have to conclude that Taiwan was about to outmatch China and would indefinitely sustain its military advantage even major investments will enable Taiwan only to make an invasion slow not to render coercive unification impossible Even if Taiwan turned itself into the ultimate porcupine China would probably respond by improving its own capabilities—not by gambling on an invasion Beijing’s concerns should be mitigated by U.S Taiwan may become materially better prepared to counter a Chinese attack but Chinese leaders should not perceive any new challenge to their political claim to Taiwan they would see the threat subside as Washington takes greater care not to publicly challenge the legitimacy of Beijing’s territorial claim and aspiration for eventual unification To preserve their latitude in a Taiwan conflict and stay out of war American policymakers won’t just need a new approach in the Indo-Pacific They must also change the conversation at home so that U.S presidents do not fear political retribution for doing what best serves U.S have pushed for a flurry of antagonistic policies that have created an atmosphere of hostility toward China the president and Congress may be more prone to taking up arms to defend Taiwan As the political scientist Evan Medeiros has argued developing a domestic consensus in favor of U.S.-Chinese coexistence is “not just a useful condition—but also a critical one—for avoiding conflict between these two geopolitical rivals.” political leaders should initiate a frank national dialogue about U.S Americans must know the true costs of conflict with China: the deaths of tens and perhaps hundreds of thousands of U.S the possibility that nuclear weapons would be fired in desperation an economic downturn dwarfing that of the Great Recession of 2008 It will take great effort for policymakers to communicate the scale of the potential devastation because a war with China would look nothing like the relatively small and contained wars that the United States has waged in recent decades In addition to making clear the costs of war with China officials should stress the need to coexist with China as prominently as they discuss the need to compete with it American policymakers should adopt “competitive coexistence” as an approach for U.S they would convey Washington’s willingness to establish stable patterns of interaction and address global problems collaboratively political leaders should avoid undue alarmism about Taiwan The Biden administration was right to tamp down public speculation about the year by which China might intend to launch an invasion The Trump administration should go further to discourage catastrophic thinking including by communicating to the public that China would not pose an immeasurably greater challenge to the United States if Taiwan came under its control government should not underestimate the China threat is that the United States underestimates itself Washington enjoys vast strengths and wide latitude in the Indo-Pacific and beyond The United States has forces patrolling the seas near China not the other way around; it is an island 100 miles from the Chinese mainland that is in dispute Taiwan does hold value for the United States they will sacrifice the safety of the status quo for the perpetual risk of a devastating war That would be an error that no amount of military strength could redress Washington should not squander its advantages out of fear or zeal the United States can preserve an open and balanced Indo-Pacific regardless of what happens in the Taiwan Strait—but it needs to prepare now Subscribe to Foreign Affairs to get unlimited access Already a subscriber? Sign In David Sacks Mark A. Milley and Eric Schmidt Bonnie S. Glaser and Bonny Lin Tanisha M. Fazal Isaac Kardon and Jennifer Kavanagh Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay Tong Zhao Zongyuan Zoe Liu Anne Neuberger Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage * Note that when you provide your email address, the Foreign Affairs Privacy Policy and Terms of Use will apply to your newsletter subscription Published by The Council on Foreign Relations Privacy Policy Terms of Use From the publishers of  Foreign Affairs This website uses cookies to improve your experience You can opt-out of certain cookies using the cookie management page * Note that when you provide your email address, the Foreign Affairs Privacy Policy and Terms of Use will apply to your newsletter subscription a friend and former Sports Illustrated colleague of mine got in trouble both with his employer and on social media — the latter being the greater sin these days — for doing the same thing I'm doing right now; talking to an audience he cannot see Jon Wertheim was preparing for a studio spot on the Tennis Channel when he noticed the camera zooming in on him I can tell you that is sometimes a horrifying experience to see yourself on camera and Jon happened to notice how big his forehead looked Jon unflatteringly compared his forehead size to that of Barbora Krejčíková a tennis star who has won both the French Open and Wimbledon The moment was captured live on what is known as a hot mic and the Tennis Channel suspended him "indefinitely." Krejčíková wrote that she was disappointed by this type of unprofessional commentary President Reagan once joked that "we will begin bombing Russia in five minutes" to a live audience that he didn't know was live And if you're looking for a moment of levity going absolutely bonkers over a teleprompter years ago and it happened at the intersection of gender and sports at a moment when campaigning politicians can say almost anything in public as long as it pleases a partisan base don't get caught saying something on a hot mic Smartest sports journalist I know; Yale grad decided to become a journalist instead of a lawyer Not only a writer and Tennis Channel commentator he's also the Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated Jon is so accomplished that when I heard this happened it's easy for me to defend Jon; I know him But Krejčíková is coming from a different place she has undoubtedly been exposed to indignities I can't imagine "This is not the first time something like this has happened." I'm sure it isn't we seem to blithely accept the hurtful incendiaries and sometimes downright libelous garbage that is hurled on the campaign trail Our President-elect was not caught on a hot mic when he called immigrants vermin and our Vice President-elect was not caught on a hot mic calling Kamala Harris trash As hurtful as Jon's remark was to the subject it does matter that Jon was making a private comment It does matter that he does not have a history of this But it didn't happen because it was in the name of politics the other side must have said something just as bad somewhere along the line What I'm asking for is a little perspective This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Dr. Herbert “Herbie” A. Wertheim, the billionaire investor and philanthropist who last year bought a townhome-like condominium in Midtown Palm Beach has paid $38 million for a waterfront house across town in an off-market deal Wertheim used a trust to buy 305 Indian Road — facing the inlet at the northern tip of the island — from a company controlled by developer and Palm Beach resident Todd Michael Glaser Glaser remodeled the house after his company bought the property with an unnamed investor for $21.375 million in July 2023 The house has six bedrooms and 6,814 square feet of living space The lot measures about four-fifths of an acre according to Palm Beach County property records In 2002, he used his charitable foundation to make the largest single gift from an individual donor to the University of Florida The $100 million donation benefited what was then known as the Scripps Biomedical Research Institute in Jupiter and has since been renamed for Wertheim The gift was part of a $1 billion public-private partnership between the foundation and the state’s flagship public university The house Wertheim just bought has views of the inlet Vessels use the inlet to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal and the nearby Port of Palm Beach Glaser told the Palm Beach Daily News he had planned to list the property for sale in January But shortly after meeting Wertheim through a mutual friend Wertheim told Glaser he was looking to buy a waterfront property Glaser told Wertheim he would drive him to see house on Indian Road “We walked in and he loved it,” Glaser said adding that the deal was struck within about 20 minutes the house was reroofed and refitted with new windows and doors Glaser also put in a new pool facing the water built a new seawall and installed a new dock with a boat lift No real estate agents were involved in the sale to Wertheim The deed was recorded Nov. 8 by the Palm Beach County Clerk’s Office. The sale was first reported by the Wall Street Journal When Glaser’s Florida limited-liability company it had been in the Glogowski family since June 1994 Its ownership was previously linked in property records to Antos Glogowski of Orpington but was sold by a trustee for the Glogowski Family Trust Moens Associates handled both sides of the sale when the Indian Road property changed hands last summer built and sold homes in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade County where Glaser built his career before turning his attention to Palm Beach several years ago He sometimes works with investors on projects but also develops them alone with his interior decorator wife His eponymous company has offices in Miami Beach and Palm Beach In May, a mansion on private Tarpon Island in Palm Beach sold for a recorded $150 million after Glaser renovated and expanded a historic house there He developed the project with a group of investors Forbes.com estimates Wertheim’s net worth at $5.9 billion. On Forbes’ latest list of the world’s richest people, Wertheim is among 65 billionaires who have been identified by the Palm Beach Daily News as having strong residential ties to Palm Beach Wertheim bought the Indian Road house as trustee of the Indian Sands Coastline Revocable Trust Wertheim has been involved in educational and community-focused projects in the Miami area since the late 1960s Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation made its transformative gift to UF which bought the Scripps campus in April of that year The university has renamed the institute The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Wertheim “founded and still runs Brain Power Inc. a manufacturer of optical tints for eyeglasses; it holds more than 100 patents and copyrights,” says a brief Forbes biographical sketch He also has been a major donor to Miami’s Florida International University where the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is named for him He and his wife also are the namesakes of FIU’s School of Music & Performing Arts and the largest individual shareholder in aerospace firm Heico When Wertheim bought his Palm Beach condominium at 219 Brazilian Ave. he was represented by broker Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate Agent Margit Brandt of Premier Estate Properties held the listing for the condo That property had not been listed for sale as of Nov agents Suzanne Frisbie of the Corcoran Group and Chris Leavitt of Douglas Elliman Real Estate held the listing and Angle also was involved on the sellers’ side said to be a company affiliated with Australian financier Michael Dorrell (This story was updated to add information and photos.) The new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alter A high-stakes transatlantic miscommunication is unfolding, with the potential to produce far worse consequences than the Oval Office contretemps between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy In the past month, the Trump administration has delivered several strong and sometimes conflicting messages to America’s allies and partners in Europe Discerning the signal in the noise isn’t easy the new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alter that would run a major risk of drawing the US into direct war with Russia – “world war three,” as Trump sees it – if Russia invades Ukraine again The US has the sovereign right to adopt this stance, for the sake of its own interests, which include limiting the costs and risks the US is bearing for European defense. So Europe cannot dissuade the US, but it can work with Washington to achieve US goals while finding the best possible arrangement to protect Ukraine and a disturbingly staunch unwillingness to condemn Putin’s aggression in Ukraine are significant moves but are a long way from effectuating a grand geopolitical shift On Friday, in the Oval Office, Zelenskyy contested Trump’s stance. The Ukrainian president stated flatly: “We will never accept just [a] ceasefire It will not work without security guarantees.” Zelenskyy maintained that strong security guarantees had to come from the US would not work unless the US provided a significant backstop: “They need USA.” Zelenskyy insisted he would not agree to a ceasefire unless the US provided precisely what Trump had seemingly already ruled out Trump eventually threatened to withdraw US aid to Ukraine altogether if Zelenskyy’s position did not change Since then, Zelenskyy hasn’t budged. To the contrary, he doubled down. “If we cannot be accepted to Nato,” Zelenskyy wrote in a statement “we need some clear structure of security guarantees from our allies in the US.” Only after such guarantees were on offer would Ukraine proceed with diplomacy to settle the war European leaders promptly affirmed Zelenskyy’s view. Following a meeting of 18 leaders on Sunday, Keir Starmer announced that a European “coalition of the willing” was prepared to station a military force in Ukraine to guarantee the peace He pledged to put British “boots on the ground and planes in the air” – on one condition: “this effort must have strong US backing” officials and experts across the Atlantic have debated the merits of providing security guarantees to Ukraine But the practical reality is that the Trump administration is not inclined to do so the US to go to war on Ukraine’s behalf in the future That this is the position of the president of the United States should be understandable None of Trump’s predecessors ever made a commitment to fight for Ukraine. Joe Biden explicitly ruled out sending US troops when he saw Russia’s full-scale invasion coming. Nor have any Nato allies come to Ukraine’s direct defense The reason is obvious: it would mean war with Russia a prospect that Nato allies can still deter regardless of what happens in Ukraine If Ukraine and Europe continue to push for strong US security guarantees they have a small chance of succeeding and a larger chance of creating a permanent rupture with Trump The president could conclude that his allies refuse to listen and he could take the very actions that Ukraine and Europe most want to avoid: cutting off all US support for Ukraine and making a dirty deal with Putin The damage could extend throughout Europe if Trump removes US military forces and assets from the region The sooner Ukraine and Europe stop fixating on a US security guarantee the sooner they can coalesce – with the United States – around a viable plan that contains two main provisions postwar Ukraine would maintain a large and technologically advanced military trained and supplied by its western partners the US and Europe would commit to arm Ukraine heavily if Russia invaded again unlike a heroic pledge to wage war on Ukraine’s behalf Nato allies could also sign a legally binding document and stockpile specific weapons systems that could be surged to Ukraine in case of a renewed attack This formula may fall short of what Ukrainians want Ukraine’s own forces have protected the country in the current conflict preserving 80% of Ukrainian territory and forcing Russia into a costly war of attrition it would hardly be a foregone conclusion that Putin or his successor will make another attempt – not because the Kremlin can be trusted to keep its word but because it would suffer enormous losses for little gain Europe and the US must use their leverage at the negotiating table to get Russia to stop fighting without requiring Ukraine to disarm the transatlantic community should come together and throw its weight behind a common demand To do otherwise is to court disaster not only for Ukraine but for European security as a whole Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of US Global Supremacy Krejcikova competed at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week, where she was beaten by Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals Wertheim made a comment about Krejcikova's forehead The two-time Grand Slam winner posted on social media on Saturday she was disappointed with "this type of unprofessional commentary." "This isn't the first time something like this is happening in (the) sports world but I believe it's time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media," Krejcikova said the Tennis Channel announced it had immediately removed Wertheim from on-air duties indefinitely and apologized to Krejcikova "Tennis Channel holds its employees to a standard of respectfulness for others at all times a standard that was not met in this moment," the statement read Wertheim apologized for the incident on social media explaining that the comments he made were done in a "private rehearsal" but made it on air It was neither professional nor charitable nor reflective of the person I strive to be Wertheim also said he "reached out immediately and apologized to the player." In addition to his work for Tennis Channel Wertheim is a senior writer and editor for "Sports Illustrated" and a correspondent for “60 Minutes" on CBS The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more Feb 22, 2025 | | 0 You must be logged in to post a comment I agree with the Comment Policy All rights reserved.Reproduction of material from westportjournal.com without written permission is strictly prohibited All of the money donated here is added to Westport Journal’s editorial budget Please make your donation recurring if you can You and all of our readers will benefit from your generosity William Wertheim, MD, MBA, who has been serving as the interim executive vice president of Stony Brook Medicine has been promoted to executive vice president Wertheim will continue to report to the university’s president and is a member of the senior leadership team he will continue to work in partnership with academic hospital and clinical leadership and with community partners to ensure the continued development and excellence of the premier academic medical center and health system Stony Brook Medicine’s leadership team will continue to report to Wertheim Wertheim’s engaging leadership style that prioritizes collaboration and action,” said Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis “He is deeply respected for his approach that has fostered a culture of teamwork and inclusivity and as a result Stony Brook Medicine continues to make meaningful strides in expanding patient access and innovating in its approach to teaching and learning I am confident that Stony Brook Medicine will continue to thrive under his leadership.” Stony Brook has grown patient visits throughout its hospitals ambulatory centers and clinical practice groups The recruitment of 28 new providers to the East End has allowed Stony Brook Medicine 14,000 additional patient visits in the community From supporting the development of clinical research spaces at Stony Brook University Hospital and the Lake Grove and Commack Advanced Specialty Care centers to participation in student and resident research days across the institution it is clear Wertheim wholeheartedly believes in Stony Brook Medicine’s research mission and supports innovation in clinical practice Wertheim joined Stony Brook in 1996 and previous to his interim position served as vice dean for academic affairs of Stony Brook’s Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) He also holds the Endowed Chair in Graduate Medical Education at RSOM and is president of the Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group A graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Medicine Wertheim completed his internal medicine residency at University of Michigan Hospitals He worked as a clinical faculty member at the University of Michigan’s Veterans Administration Hospital where he worked at The Brooklyn Hospital Center “Having been part of this remarkable academic healthcare center for years the tireless dedication and the profound impact we make on the lives of our patients and their families,” Wertheim said we’ve championed excellence in healthcare and education solidifying our position as a leader in academic medicine I am deeply excited about the journey ahead and the future we will shape together.” and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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and a critic of what he considers the open-ended commitment that the Biden Administration offered Ukraine which has been edited for length and clarity we discussed why Trump’s approach to foreign policy may be different than it was in his first term whether the West is in part to blame for Putin’s attack on Ukraine can ever really offer Ukraine sufficient security guarantees For people like you who have had concerns about the shape of the American commitment to Ukraine what is your hope about what a new Presidency could usher in but it’s an opportunity to lift the taboo that unfortunately arose quickly after Russia’s full-scale invasion on seeking a diplomatic settlement to the war and hopefully to resolve the conflict within a short amount of time This is especially appealing at this point given that it’s hard to argue that Ukraine is in an advantageous position who have been supportive of aiding Ukraine but critical of the relatively unconditional way in which the Biden Administration went about it the opportunity now is to find a way to end the conflict that ends up being in the United States’ best interest and hopefully Ukraine’s best interest I never thought that this conflict was going to end in a complete Ukrainian territorial victory—in other words in Ukraine being able to retake all the territory that Russia seized from it whether that’s going back to the pre-February lines or to 2014 [when Russia took Crimea and areas of eastern Ukraine] neither did many officials in the Biden Administration this political taboo on a discussion about how this devastating conflict could come to an end has been lifted I am quite concerned that it’s going to be very hard to find a durable settlement is “deferential.” The Biden Administration has had a publicly deferential approach to Ukraine when it comes to matters of war aims and war termination So you’re absolutely right that when it comes to specific requests that Ukraine has made like setting up a no-fly zone early in the conflict or requests for any number of weapons systems the Administration has clearly said no to some of those But the Administration has also not pressured Ukraine into seeking negotiations, and in fact has maintained that really it would somehow be illegitimate for the United States to pressure Ukraine into a negotiation, that this is really Ukraine’s fight. And it has avoided contradicting Volodymyr Zelensky’s maximalist war aims which have included taking back all Ukrainian territory lost to Russia at least without direct NATO military involvement in the conflict It indicates that although he may have important ideas and instincts about international relations he has few set plans and abides by few orthodoxies.” What did you mean I was referring to what I called Donald Trump’s philosophy of history which is “We’ll see what happens.” This is his answer to Barack Obama’s long arc of history that bends toward justice and some of the appointees for the Defense Department who seem more interested in completing the so-called pivot to Asia and drawing down U.S in trying to focus the United States more rigorously on the challenge from China I wanted to tell allies in East Asia that perhaps their interests would be better realized if the United States intervenes less militarily around the world and adopts more of a focus on Asia It’s clear that Trump has many different personas when it comes to foreign policy the guy who likes “peace through strength.” But then there’s Trump the aggrieved nationalist who seems to want to get into conflicts with just about anybody But Trump does have another persona in there which is Trump the dealmaker and the peacemaker and we saw an expression of that persona—we didn’t see much of it And I was quite critical of Trump’s foreign policy in his first term but we might see more of it in the second term but I can’t imagine him ever saying that he really likes his Western European allies I can’t imagine him ever speaking well of NATO I do wonder about the strength of any peace deal in which the U.S Ukraine is going to need a security guarantee but we know there’s no way Trump wants to offer security guarantees nor would he be fully trustworthy on any security guarantees that were on offer toward this area of the world would seem like a problem for any peace deal that is already a problem for the NATO alliance as a whole One way things could go is Trump basically selling out the Ukrainians and deciding he’s sick of this war You figure it out.” And what we get is Russia fully completing a conquest of Ukraine I don’t think that that’s a likely outcome because even Trump would know that politically such an outcome would be damaging to him. He would not look strong. And he himself criticized Biden for the withdrawal from Afghanistan So he seems to understand that that kind of outcome is not a positive one But the question of security guarantees for Ukraine has always been a difficult one It would’ve been a difficult one had Biden or Harris won the election Because the fact of the matter is that the United States and NATO as a whole have not come to the defense of Ukraine when it has been attacked by Russia when President Biden took the use of force off the table even before Russia’s full-scale invasion that was one of the least controversial aspects of his policy toward this war whether under Trump or a more conventional President was going to make a commitment to come to the direct military defense of Ukraine in the future always suffered from a credibility problem I do think Ukraine will need some form of security guarantees Something that the Biden Administration already offered last summer was essentially to formalize the relationship that the United States has had to Ukraine through this war which is to say that if this war ends and Russian reinvades the United States would again aid Ukraine through the extensive kind of support that we’ve provided That’s a highly credible form of guarantee because the United States has done it before And it doesn’t suffer from some of the problems in offering Ukraine NATO membership Even if Ukraine doesn’t get NATO membership if it were to receive a NATO-style security guarantee the Russians would actually have an opportunity to shatter the Article 5 commitment across the entire alliance by testing it in Ukraine and showing that the alliance was not serious about defending Ukraine or that only some members of the alliance were willing to take that step [Article 5 states that an attack on one member state of NATO is essentially an attack on all member states and must be defended collectively.] So I think the optimistic case would be that perhaps we end up roughly where we either would’ve ended up or should have ended up had a Democrat prevailed in the past election Is there somewhat of a contradiction between saying that Biden has offered pretty unconditional support to Ukraine and what you said in this last answer has basically shown that it won’t come to Ukraine’s defense if attacked and therefore we already have somewhat of a credibility problem think that NATO membership is the solution for Ukraine and actually think that it is a realistic outcome I don’t think that would’ve been the case even if the Democrat prevailed in the election we shouldn’t invite Ukraine into NATO because we’ve already shown that we’re not going to send Americans to die for this conflict If you think about what the United States did to make its commitment during the Cold War to West Germany credible we’re talking about stationing huge numbers of forces in West Germany And right now the people who favor Ukraine joining NATO sooner rather than later aren’t talking about that at all So I’m really concerned about the kind of magical thinking that has developed around the NATO commitment: this idea that a mere piece of paper is sufficient to provide deterrence against a Russia that’s clearly aggrieved and aggressive and has a decent chance of trying to invade Ukraine in the future but I think that if you asked most Americans whether U.S They probably don’t know that Latvia is part of NATO and that we are and that that’s the whole point of a collective-defense alliance “Why did these countries right next to us get into NATO and we didn’t Don’t we deserve it?” And they do deserve it If the question is about who deserves it—yes The fact is that the entire NATO alliance needs to take a fresh look at how it provides deterrence and defense going forward against Russia in 2004—go back and read the entire Senate debate over this seemingly solemn commitment Senators virtually gave no consideration to whether the United States would or should come to the defense of those countries so they thought that once those countries were in NATO And now we’re actually confronting this new reality; on top of which we have Donald Trump coming into office for the next four years My argument is that Europe has a greater interest in defending European countries against Russia than the United States does That would be true even if not for current political dynamics in the United States That would be true even if not for the fact that the United States is overstretched trying to manage a whole range of security problems across the globe So really we should be transitioning to European leadership of European defense do you think that if we had foreclosed that possibility I think it depends on when that possibility would’ve been foreclosed Had we never gone down the road of attempting to bring Ukraine into NATO starting with the 2008 attempt by George W Bush—which ended in this bizarre compromise in which NATO declared that Ukraine and Georgia would join NATO but then took no steps to actually bring that about—I think it’s plausible that the war that we’re seeing today would not have happened That’s not a certainty, because I agree with the counter-argument that Russia and Putin have imperialistic designs on Ukraine that are to some degree separate from the question of whether Ukraine would join a U.S.-led security alliance If President Biden had taken NATO membership off the table in the lead-up to the full-scale invasion of February And I think this decision was probably made about a year or six months before the invasion What have you made of Trump’s recent rhetoric around Panama and Greenland I’m wary of spending too much time on these kinds of pronouncements but it does feel different listening to him talk about foreign policy now than it did in 2015 or 2016 it doesn’t seem that different from what Trump has said before He’s even expressed designs on Greenland before I’ve always read Trump as sort of vacillating between an attempt to dominate other countries and a desire to withdraw from them I think what may be different this time is more of a spatial conception of what matters to Trump They’re arguably within the Western Hemisphere His Secretary of State is also somebody who is keenly interested in the Western Hemisphere We may be seeing this kind of assertion of the Monroe Doctrine that is accompanied by skepticism of military entanglements in Europe and to a lesser extent the Middle East He’s overcome a lot to win the Presidency again he was initially received by the American political system as way outside the zone of legitimate discourse he led the American national-security state He has also made the use of tariffs and industrial policy and protectionism a bipartisan endeavor So he probably believes that when he asserts something and goes after it he has the ability to bend the political system to his will Why Bishop Mariann Budde wanted to speak to Donald Trump Lena Dunham’s change of pace Tim Walz might run for President in 2028 if you ask him nicely Maya Rudolph is ready to serve Sarah McBride wasn’t looking for a fight on trans rights The liberated life of Colman Domingo Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. 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Bexon Harrison recently focused full time on swimming after doing that and water polo for much of his high school career Breaststroke specialist Landry Liston has announced her commitment to continue both her academic and athletic careers at George Mason University Lennox is a six-time 4A CHSAA State Champion Texas sophomore Brayden Taivassalo has announced that he is transferring to Arizona State University for the next season Backstroker and redshirt sophomore JT Ewing has confirmed he will transfer from NC State to Arizona State for the 2025–2026 collegiate season November 12th, 2024 College, College Recruiting, News, SEC Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey Butterfly specialist Arianna Wertheim will head to the University of Kentucky in the fall of 2025 to study and continue her swimming career with the Wildcats. 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A post shared by Arianna (@ariannawertheim) Wertheim became the champion in the 100 fly at the 2024 FHSAA Class 4A State Championship (SCY) setting a lifetime best of 53.96 in the event She also earned a personal best of 2:00.58 in the 200 IM As the lead-off swimmer for her 400 free relay she posted a personal best in the 100 free as well She was a two-time champion in the 100 fly and 200 IM at both the FHSAA 4A Region 1 Championship (SCY) and the FHSAA 4A District 3 Championship (SCY) this year she was faster at the Region 1 Championships producing times of 55.28 in the 100 fly and 2:02.84 in the 200 IM Wertheim won both the 200 back (2:02.64) and 200 fly (2:03.16) At the 2023 FHSAA Class 4A State Championship Wertheim claimed the title in the 500 free with a time of 4:49.68 She also placed 3rd in the 200 free with a time of 1:48.24 Wertheim has held the top times in the 50 free and 500 free at Boone High School for all three years she has attended Trailov could also bolster the fly group with her times of 54.97 in the 100 and 2:01.39 in the 200 If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to [email protected] Fitter & Faster Swim Camps feature the most innovative teaching platforms for competitive swimmers of all levels. 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Visit fitterandfaster.com to find or request a swim camp near you Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" More from Casey MurphySee All Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates  Eighteen medical students and two faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine have been inducted into the prestigious Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) for their commitment to compassionate care is dedicated to promoting humanism in health care the society plays a vital role in shaping the future of medical education and practice Sandra Gold was on hand to welcome the inductees: Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has been suspended indefinitely after he was caught on a hot mic mocking a player's appearance During a report on the WTA Finals match between Czechia's Barbora Krejčíková and China's Zheng Qinwen Wertheim commented that the Zoom camera angle made his forehead look big That's when he took an unnecessary shot at Krejčíková's face "Who do you think I am, Barbora Krejčíková?" Wertheim asked in the hot mic moment "Look at the forehead when Krejcikova and Zheng take the court What he didn't realize was that his comments were being broadcast live Krejčíková posted a response to Wertheim's "unprofessional commentary." "As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional commentary," she wrote on X "This isn’t the first time something like this is happening in [the] sports world but I believe it’s time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media "These moments distract from the true essence of sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field and I want to see it represented in a way that honors the commitment we make to compete at this level." Shortly after Krejčíková aired her frustrations on social media, Wertheim penned a "tennis twitter apology" on his Notes app explaining that he didn't realize he was live In rehearsal we were shown a graphic of a player who had just competed It showed her at an angle that exaggerated her forehead I looked at the low camera angle and joked that it made my forehead resemble the photo of the player in question Someone in the control room chimed in and I bantered back In response to the incident, Tennis Channel has not only suspended Wertheim, but the network also apologized to Krejčíková and released the following statement: "Jon has dedicated his career to shining a light on and growing this sport and has been a valued member of our family and the tennis community a standard that was not met in this moment." Wertheim is also a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a correspondent for 60 Minutes OutKick has reached out to both SI and CBS News for comment You are agreeing to OutKick's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. Gambling related content is not intended for anyone under the age of 21. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER If you watch "60 Minutes," read "Sports Illustrated," or follow sports in general, then you may have heard of Jon Wertheim attended Bloomington High School North for 4 years author and CBS correspondent is one of the most successful Cougar graduates of all-time His contributions to the media world are far-reaching Wertheim described himself as a “typical kid who played sports and went to the public schools .. He said some of his favorite restaurants to go to growing up were the Uptown Cafe, Chocolate Moose, and since-closed Cafe Pizzaria and Rosie’s Diner Wertheim said taking a journalism class as a freshman at Bloomington North changed him greatly leading him to get involved with the local newspaper He joined a Herald-Times high school program for journalists The program had a supplement every week for high schoolers Wertheim was a part of the 1980s newspaper room where local sports writer Bob Hammel and then mayor Tomilea Allison would come in The experience allowed Wertheim to interact with prominent figures in the community and learn more about media as a whole “Spending time in that newspaper room had a big impact on me.” He said his advice for high school students wanting to become journalists is to “Be nimble … Operate on the assumption that people are always going to want cool stories and smart analysis Be flexible enough to go wherever the platform goes.” After North, he went to college at Yale University in New Haven he earned a bachelor’s in history and didn’t do as much journalism as you might expect “I sort of operated on the assumption that it was fun for high school but now it’s time to do something serious.” he went to the University of Pennsylvania to pursue a law degree “I figured I’d go into law school [at the University of Pennsylvania] and kind of get journalism out of my system.”  Wertheim realized law was not the path he wanted to pursue after working as a summer associate at a law firm following his first year He took an internship with "Sports Illustrated" the next year of law school when they wanted to hire someone with a legal background After graduating with a law degree and taking the New York bar he began writing full-time for the publication immediately At "Sports Illustrated," Wertheim is a senior writer and executive editor He became a senior writer in 1999 and executive editor in 2012 and is one of the magazine’s most accomplished voices on tennis His weekly tennis mailbag is thought of as a must-read by fans of the sport he serves as a commentator for the Tennis Channel “The thing about tennis is that it’s such a small world and everyone knows everyone You can actually have access and interactions there are guys that cover the Lakers every game and have never actually met LeBron James that’s one nice thing about tennis — that you actually can get to know the athletes.” Wertheim is the author of multiple "New York Times" bestsellers such as "You Can’t Make This Up" (with sportscaster Al Michaels) he published a book called "Transition Game: How Hoosiers Went Hip-Hop." Through the lens of BHSN basketball he talks in detail about how basketball changed with the times was an assistant coach for the North basketball team at the time Wertheim was focusing on them “Coach McKinney had told us that Jon was going to write a book and come in to watch some practices and games taking notes and talking to players and coaches I remember reading it for the first time and remembering stories and moments.” “I think Bloomington has a very close relationship with sports Things like a basketball game carry more weight than ever.” he joined CBS News as a correspondent for the network’s prominent weekly news program He described the transition from primarily only writing to eventually also being on TV: “It’s a different medium You never cared what you wore when you print and you never had to worry about your hair being out of place he covered a story on "60 Minutes" about Mason Cox Cox was born in Texas but has now gone on to become one of the best Australian rules football stars in the AFL “One of the cool parts of the job is that you don’t really have to do anything you don’t want to do … Sometimes your producer comes up with an idea I had met Mason Cox covering the Australian Open tennis event a few years ago There’s a lot of variety which is one of the things I like best about '60 Minutes.'” a lot of types of favorite stories aren’t with the most famous people or at the biggest events," he said "I did a story that we ended up doing an hour special on CBS about the Ritchie Boys A lot of them were still alive at the time like 100 years old … A lot of times the unexpected people and the unexpected stories are more memorable than covering big events or celebrities.” As to what he wants to pursue in the future “I think that nobody knows what the media is going to look like Some of it is kind of just figuring out where the technology takes us.” “I think that’s one of the great appeals of the job It's just a cliché to say no two days are alike some weeks I’ll go to the office and other weeks I won’t go near the office and it’s a lot of travel.” Wertheim said one place that will always be ingrained into him is Bloomington High School North where he found his passion Nash Henry is a student at Bloomington High School North Would you like to become a high school correspondent Contact H-T News Director Jill Bond to express your interest in reporting on happenings at your high school at jbond@heraldt.com State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor John B has appointed Executive Vice President for Stony Brook Medicine William Wertheim to additionally serve as Stony Brook University’s Officer-in-Charge and Stony Brook University Hospital’s Governing Body In a July 1 announcement to the Stony Brook campus community Greiman said the SUNY Board of Trustees is expected to name an interim president for Stony Brook in early August and that Wertheim “is ideally suited to lead us during this brief transition while maintaining his clear vision for the future of Stony Brook Medicine.” A national search for the university’s next president will be chaired by Stony Brook Council Chairman Kevin Law in accordance with SUNY’s presidential search process guidelines A call for search committee nominations will be shared with the campus In his email message announcing Wertheim’s appointment King expressed his appreciation for former president Maurie McInnis and the university’s achievements in her four-year tenure “Stony Brook is a world-class institution and I look forward to charting its future together as we begin the transition to a new permanent president,” King said The 29th annual Stony Brook Film Festival celebrated a historic and successful run at the Staller Center with its closing night awards ceremony July 27 New research led by William Thomas and Liliana Dávalos at Stony Brook University shows how the common shrew changes its brain and body size throughout the year Stony Brook University professor Alexander Orlov was recently awarded the AIChE Dr Lederman Environmental Division Service Award The Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education focuses on translational epidemiology research and geriatrics and gerontology education to advance and promote active aging Housed in the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine the center was established thanks to a generous gift from the Benjamin Leon Jr This premier lecture series stimulates scholarly debate about major health issues concerning aging individuals and societies It engages leading experts in discussing state-of-art research about geriatric medicine and gerontology The target audience includes faculty and graduate students from various colleges and departments at Florida International University and other local academic institutions Do you know a leading expert in geriatrics research Use our form to nominate them to be the next speaker in the Benjamin Leon Seminar Series Nominate a Speaker Add to Calendar This full-day seminar 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PaezChief Administrative Officer  305-348-6078  mpaez@fiu.edu  AHC-2 688 in Biomedical Science at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is a customizable interdisciplinary program that bridges the gap between the laboratory bench and the patient's bedside Every student's program is tailored to meet their specific learning needs Applications Fall 2026 applications open June in Biomedical Science at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is individually tailored to meet our students' specific needs and research interests in Biomedical Science program bridges basic sciences and biomedical research interests to discover and advance medically relevant knowledge ultimately leading to improved quality of life for future generations The program develops the ability of graduate students to apply research skills from bench to bedside translate fundamental discoveries into new treatments for human diseases and biomedical and biotechnology industries in Biomedical Science program admits students only during the fall term Our Biomedical Science Graduate Fair Open House on Thursday is a great opportunity to meet grad students and faculty get your application fee waived and enjoy a complimentary lunch Learn more and RSVP in Biomedical Science program now offers a translational medicine major focusing in basic science research skills alongside a comprehensive understanding of translational clinical research A key highlight of this program is its co-mentoring component pairing students with one advisor in basic sciences at FIU Medicine and a clinical advisor from Baptist Health or a similar medical facility For more information, contact an advisor Our students collaborate with our world-class professors to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research and have the option to select their own unique concentration area See the program curriculum Every student in the Biomedical Science program has a personalized curriculum designed to meet their specific learning needs The program has a minimum number of credits in didactic courses allowing for flexibility of elective courses to address each student's research needs and giving them additional time in the lab working towards publications and dissertation research Explore the program courses the application process and requirements at our upcoming Graduate Fair on Wednesday Register Now program receive financial assistance through fellowships contact one of the program directors or program manager Alvaro Estevez, Ph.D.Professor; Program Director, Ph.D. in Biomedical Science  772-345-4701  alvestev@fiu.edu  CTS 144 Nazira El-Hage, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Program Co-director, Ph.D. in Biomedical Science Program  305-348-0674  nelhage@fiu.edu   AHC 419E Odalys Maria De La RosaProgram Manager  305-348-4372  odelaros@fiu.edu  AHC1-418B See the Ph.D. in Biomedical Science faculty Fill out the form below to receive more information about the Ph.D in Biomedical Science and be connected to an advisor Four new doctoral students have joined the Ph.D in Biomedical Science program at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine  The program prepares students for careers in academia and the biomedical and biotechnology industries Each student’s curriculum is uniquely designed to align with their individual needs and research interests The students will work under the mentorship of Wertheim Medicine research faculty on the main FIU campus and at the FIU Center for Translational Science (CTS) in Port St who has a master’s degree in industrial pharmacy will research pulmonary advanced drug delivery with Heidi M who has a bachelor’s degree in biology including Alzheimer’s disease at CTS will concentrate on neurological disorders who also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology Black is the CTS director and associate dean for research Wertheim Medicine is committed to advancing research and cultivating future leaders in the biomedical field We look forward to the innovative contributions of our new doctoral students This cohort is expected to graduate in the fall of 2028 Yet foreign policy was one of the reasons Americans gave Trump the largest Republican victory in decades Albright had served as secretary of state in the late 1990s The next day I attended a meeting of “outside experts” convened by the national security council in fact mostly composed of seasoned national security hands showered praise on the administration for Biden’s soaring speech If the attenders had made up the US Congress they would have rubber-stamped the aid that afternoon and probably added billions more (The actual Congress balked at the request approving it only after five months of uncertainty.) I must be living in another country than these people The president just asked the American public to pay $106bn – almost double the budget of the state department and on top of about $1tn in annual national security spending – to supply multiple overseas wars whose consequences for ordinary Americans were abstract at best Not only that: the president seemed to imply that Americans had no choice in the matter because I was so close to the priests yet so far from the priesthood I felt less alone, but more uneasy, when I recalled what Jake Sullivan had written in 2019 a year before Biden appointed him to be national security adviser Sullivan had urged Democrats to retire the notion that the United States was the world’s indispensable nation indispensability is more wearying than energizing,” he wrote Leaving the meeting, I realized that the process of political learning and policy adaptation that Democrats had attempted after their loss to Trump in 2016 – an effort that informed Biden’s campaign and first year in office when he denounced “forever wars” and withdrew US troops from Afghanistan — was over White House officials evidently believed that they had made the necessary changes and were back in command of American politics and now could proudly defend the system and tout its most orthodox of orthodoxies So when Biden and then Harris ran for president in 2024 they did so as the candidates of the system right down to campaigning with Dick Cheney’s daughter Liz They touted her moral rectitude even as most of the country knew the Cheneys for sponsoring foreign policy disaster Little wonder Trump relished the opportunity to talk about foreign policy in this election Foreign policy helped Trump to make his central pitch: that he was the outsider who would upend a failing system dispense with self-referential elite pabulum and resort to all manner of methods to bring change accepted the role Trump cast for it: high-minded defender of the status quo Harris did not even state an intention to try to bring the war in Ukraine to a close She chose instead to express offense at Trump’s willingness to deal with dictators as a “leader upholding international rules and norms” and not only by deterring adversaries through military strength but also by being unafraid to seek diplomatic accommodations that serve America’s best interests it wasn’t foreign policy that caused American voters to give Trump the largest victory for Republicans in decades the Biden-Harris administration’s sponsorship of Israel’s devastating war cratered Arab-American support in Michigan and elsewhere foreign policy distills something that does determine elections It is the essential terrain for expressing what America’s identity as a nation should be where the country has been and where it should go who is to blame for its ills and who deserves power now political candidates tell the story of the nation You don’t have to attend national security council meetings to tell that putting “America first” was the stronger message than upholding “international rules and norms being among Washington’s foreign policy elite is more likely to blind you to that fact As Democrats reckon with the future of their party foreign policy must be part of the reckoning Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School and Catholic University laughter-- the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Class of 2014’s ten-year reunion was marked by a sense of timelessness alums gathered at FIU to reminisce about their medical school days and share significant milestones from their professional and personal journeys since graduating See photos from the Class of 2014 reunion. FIU’s new medical school welcomed its second class of 42 students These pioneering students would play a critical role in shaping the curriculum and establishing student groups and government laying the groundwork for the success of over 1,000 graduates who followed their footsteps these alums are successful physicians in Florida and across the nation And 20 of them made it back for the reunion Neeva Bose is the medical director at a Charleston The reunion marked her first time back on campus since graduating “It fills me with great pride to see how far FIU has come,” she said “It’s great to be back,” said classmate Dr an emergency medicine specialist in California Tonthat take pictures in front of the old dorms where his dad helped him move in more than a decade ago “It’s beautiful to reunite with everyone and see how much the campus has grown,” he said The College of Medicine has undergone significant transformations since these grads walked the halls in short white coats Outdated auditorium-style classrooms have been replaced with modern the high-tech simulation center has expanded to include standardized patient suites and the anatomy lab has just reopened after a $5M renovation “We had to take a bus to UM to use their labs,” recalled Dr a psychiatrist at Miami Veterans Affairs Hospital and member of the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board She and her classmates marveled at the cutting-edge technology in the new lab and warmly reminisced with lab director Ferdinand Gomez a reminder of the invaluable connections made during medical school they attended an alumni reception in the Faculty Lounge connecting with faculty and staff and celebrating the college’s achievements and personal successes over the past decade “I am immensely proud to be part of this incredible community,” said Dr Alvarez is a family medicine physician with a practice in Miami and chairs the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board having also earned her bachelor’s degree at FIU she encouraged her peers to “come home” often sharing ways they can give back to their alma mater “Our school will always be a place where we can come together—whether as classmates or mentors—and we have the opportunity to support the next generation of students and physicians.” By Jonathan Ruadez Receive daily FIU stories and updates directly to your inbox CHIVVIS is Director of the American Statecraft Program and a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace STEPHEN WERTHEIM is a Senior Fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Tomorrow They are co-authors of the report Strategic Change in U.S. Foreign Policy Christopher S. Chivvis and Stephen Wertheim the United States must adapt or suffer the consequences Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden each attempted to steer U.S foreign policy in new directions but met resistance from both domestic and foreign actors The difficulty they encountered is no surprise leaders have attempted to change the country’s foreign policy Take the two-decade war in Afghanistan as a recent example. For years, the U.S. operation was failing, with little prospect of stabilizing the country and securing a democratic government. Yet bureaucratic and political interests in Washington obstructed efforts to change course. President Barack Obama and his successor honoring a deal Trump had made with the Taliban even though the policy had high public support Trump or his opponent in the 2024 election foreign policy in a new direction is sure to encounter formidable obstacles and the new president will need a plan to overcome them U.S. foreign policy is made in an institutional ecosystem conceived during World War II and maintained through the post–Cold War period of American hegemony The bureaucracies that design and implement foreign policy have been essential to making the United States powerful and capable But strong bureaucracies are also conditioned to preserve the existing way of doing things Each agency naturally safeguards its mission and resources and major change is always a threat to someone As a result, bureaucratic resistance has frequently stymied change in Washington. President Jimmy Carter tried to withdraw U.S Obama attempted to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center in 2009 forces would withdraw from Syria in 2019—but none of these efforts succeeded Officials leak information to the public and slow roll or even defy orders Congress can also block presidential ambitions but the legislative branch can derail changes to budgets These areas of congressional jurisdiction are precisely those that matter for making major change Congress may obstruct a presidential agenda for purely political reasons especially if the opposing party controls the House of Representatives or the Senate Senior congressional leaders who have been in office for decades command the national security committees and may hold entrenched views Foreign governments and the private sector lobby Congress to protect policies that favor them inhibiting changes that may serve the broad public interest but challenge special interests and the sunk cost fallacy—which leads people to double down on a failing course of action—all contribute to maintaining the status quo Officials and experts often try to make new facts fit their existing theories rather than adapt their theories to emerging realities Politicians who revise their views stand out and become vulnerable to charges of flip-flopping Analysts have incentives not to disagree too sharply with the rest of the foreign policy community lest they be disqualified from jobs inside or outside government And mainstream media outlets tend to seek out former government officials for commentary creating an echo chamber that reinforces conventional wisdom The forces that obstruct change were conspicuous during the Trump and Biden years attention toward Asia while reducing the country’s role in the greater Middle East and limiting its defense commitments in Europe The policymaking system in Washington thwarted some of Trump’s main initiatives. His attempt to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria came to naught after it elicited stark resistance from the military and little support from congressional Republicans. Eyeing a drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe, Trump cut the bureaucracy out and made the decision himself in the Oval Office But foreign allies diluted his effort: the Polish government convinced Trump to shuffle some troops from Germany to Poland rather than remove them from the continent One major foreign policy change Trump did manage to execute was to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear agreement factors within the system worked in his favor: ditching the deal was a long-standing objective among Republican lawmakers and parts of the bureaucracy but in the end not much changed on the ground forces dangerously vulnerable to attack by Iranian-aligned groups in the wake of Hamas’s assault on Israel in October 2023 increasing the stakes of the subsequent conflict for the United States Unwilling to pay the price of backing away the Biden administration wound up committing the United States more deeply to the Middle East including by proposing a defense treaty with Saudi Arabia and sending aircraft carriers and 6,000 additional U.S Similarly, Biden initially sought a “stable and predictable” relationship with Russia that would allow the United States to limit its involvement in European security Washington assumed a larger and costlier role than before supplied Ukraine extensively in its war effort and toyed with a security guarantee for Kyiv The administration took all these steps even though it ruled out the direct use of force against Russia and continued to insist that its primary focus lay in Asia Of course, Russia’s shocking invasion and Ukraine’s heroic defense demanded U.S. attention. But leading the way in providing aid to Ukraine, pledging U.S. support “as long as it takes,” and leaving the door open to Ukraine’s NATO membership were not the only possible responses the Biden administration could have put more energy into fostering negotiations between Russia and Ukraine rebuffed Kyiv’s stated aim of recapturing all its territory ruled out any postwar commitment to defend Ukraine with U.S and launched a transition to European leadership of European defense Washington’s foreign policy operating code kicked in encouraging Biden to put the United States at the center of a campaign to rally the free world and contain Moscow’s authoritarian aggression Given the strength of the forces favoring continuity in U.S. foreign policy, the administration that enters the White House in January will need a plan if it wants to make any major changes But a realistic plan should not count on sidelining or transforming the bureaucracy presidents have had some success in using secrecy as Richard Nixon did in bombing Cambodia and opening diplomacy with China such tactics risk provoking bureaucratic defiance and congressional pushback both of which limited Nixon’s achievements Some advisers in Trump’s orbit hope to get around this problem in a potential second term by gutting the civil service but that approach comes with a significant downside: the more Trump staffs the bureaucracy with inexperienced loyalists the less competent these agencies will be to implement whatever policy change he wants The better approach is to get key agencies on board with the president’s preferred policy The White House must identify influential bureaucrats and convince them that change serves not only the national interest but also their agencies’ interests To counteract the Pentagon’s investment in the war in Afghanistan White House officials’ best argument to defense leaders would have been that continuing the war would reduce the military’s readiness for great-power competition Sometimes agents of change should work across multiple agencies through formal or informal channels. At the beginning of the Cold War the State Department’s director of policy planning collaborated with like-minded officials in the State and Defense Departments to develop the policy document NSC-68 President Harry Truman ultimately adopted it over the opposition of other top officials advocates of NATO enlargement in the National Security Council and State Department were losing the debate until they persuaded the president to sound supportive of enlargement and then convinced the bureaucracy that it was time to implement the president’s policy Policymakers must also design and articulate their proposals with human psychology in mind To overcome bias in favor of the status quo they can map out a path of gradual change or frame the new policy as a mere update to existing policy and Poland—three of the strongest candidates—into the alliance in 1999 while leaving the door open to other countries in the near future When the alliance added seven more members in 2004 the move encountered far less opposition within the United States than before Policy change is often best presented in ways that harness loss aversion the psychological tendency to assign greater significance to avoiding losses than to making gains of equal magnitude agents of change ought to highlight the ways that their preferred policy can prevent negative outcomes offered no prospective benefits for the United States or its Afghan partners but the withdrawal did keep the United States from squandering even more lives and money officials’ loss aversion may have helped to overcome the countervailing pressure of the sunk cost fallacy; the argument to avoid future failures became more salient than the pressure to redeem past failures Finally, a change-seeking administration must seize on crises when they arise. Most significant U.S. foreign policy shifts since 1945 have come in times of upheaval. The outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, for example, was what finally convinced Truman to adopt NSC-68 after he had previously shelved the policy. The 9/11 attacks in 2001 pushed President George W launch the “war on terror,” and invade Iraq but they do not predetermine what that change will look like including the recommendations of NSC-68 and the invasion of Iraq that were conceived before the events that triggered their adoption A crisis comes with a window to debate the proper response and advocates of policy change must be ready to take advantage But they should beware: a solution that goes in search of a problem may cause new and bigger problems Policymaking during a crisis carries other hazards such as a bias toward action that can encourage rash decisions Even when the best-laid plans encounter the most favorable circumstances foreign policy shifts bring political risk If the next president wants to make change he or she must be ready to spend precious political capital Incoming administrations often prioritize domestic issues and take the path of least resistance on foreign policy But deferring difficult foreign policy choices leaves the United States with worse options later on the Biden administration never decided whether it would pay the political price of reentering the Iranian nuclear deal after Trump’s exit Soon the opportunity dissipated and Tehran’s uranium enrichment advanced; now violence between Iran and U.S regional partners is escalating and Iran’s incentives to cross the nuclear threshold are much greater The cumulative effects of American inaction amount to self-injury Because neglect could come back to haunt a president before the end of his or her term a new administration should do the difficult work of changing policy proactively A Harris or Trump administration will have several opportunities to shift course and although no change will be easy to achieve One looming question is what to do about Ukraine If the next president seeks to end the war in the near term he or she will face determined opposition at home from elements of the bureaucracy and members of Congress Other countries with a stake in the conflict—Ukraine and Russia as well as NATO members—could also try to obstruct efforts to terminate the war by making public appeals and mounting influence operations within the United States Breaking the taboo on diplomatic negotiations could be difficult The American president would need to speak to domestic and international audiences about the increasing cost and risks of continuing the conflict and would have to cast a pragmatic settlement as the least bad option for the United States the new administration should highlight how its approach would serve Washington’s principal aims since the beginning of the war in 2022 namely avoiding a direct war between NATO and Russia preserving a sovereign and independent Ukraine and strengthening Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table A Trump administration—and potentially a Harris administration too—may also wish to see NATO allies shoulder more of the defense burden in Europe Some speculate that Trump could unilaterally pull the United States out of NATO or yank large numbers of American troops out of Europe But such drastic moves would produce enough resistance in Congress and the bureaucracy To actually draw down the American presence on the continent a new administration would need a plan to gradually shift the responsibilities and capabilities for defending Europe onto European countries An incremental approach would help minimize domestic opposition reduce the risk that Russia would take advantage of a security vacuum and give Europe time to build up its defense-industrial base she may want to exert more pressure than Biden has mustered to get Israel to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas or Hezbollah or to reduce the civilian harm caused by Israeli military campaigns sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank Washington’s foreign policy apparatus would resist such moves strenuously given the enduring support for Israel in both parties reinforced by pro-Israel groups on Capitol Hill a Harris administration could meaningfully shift policy tried to change Israeli behavior only toward the end of his administration thereby limiting his leverage on an Israeli government prepared to wait him out But Harris need not face the same constraint She could begin her term insisting on certain bottom lines such as halting settler expansion and violence in the West Bank and taking other credible steps toward a two-state solution This would leave her enough time to push through any domestic backlash before facing reelection might give the Israeli far right license to accelerate efforts to drive Palestinians from their lands an outcome that could intensify calls to rethink U.S support for Israel within the Democratic Party and thereby deal lasting damage to U.S.-Israeli relations Harris might buck pressure in Washington to get ever tougher on China choosing instead to build on Biden’s recent diplomatic progress with Beijing could try to focus on fighting a trade war while moderating U.S.-Chinese security competition Either administration could take a more reassuring line on Beijing’s core interests including by lowering the temperature over Taiwan with a sincere effort to resuscitate the United States’ “one China” policy Harris or Trump could warn Americans that the costs of a hot or cold war with China would be steep and that such a conflict could arrive soon if bilateral ties keep deteriorating The next administration could also make clear to the bureaucracy that couching every pet initiative as a means of pushing back against China would no longer be effective in garnering White House support History is replete with the remains of empires that were imprisoned by habit fighting continual wars on multiple fronts against multiple foes led to mounting debts and eventually to irreversible decline foreign policy today risks meeting the same fate reacting to events rather than shaping them in a spiral that only gets worse as geopolitical divisions deepen The United States cannot continue trying to keep the peace everywhere at current levels of exertion—and there is no sign that American citizens are willing to spend and sacrifice much more for the privilege The country deserves leaders who recognize that need the next president must make a plan to overcome the forces keeping U.S Jeffrey A. Friedman and Andrew Payne Michael B. G. Froman Zainab Usman Timothy Naftali A. Wess Mitchell Ngaire Woods 2024– Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis announced today that William Wertheim who has been serving as the interim executive vice president role will continue to report to the university’s president and is a member of the senior leadership team Stony Brook Medicine’s leadership team will continue to report to Dr Wertheim’s engaging leadership style that prioritizes collaboration and action,” said President McInnis Wertheim wholeheartedly believes in Stony Brook Medicine’s research mission and supports innovation in clinical practice the tireless dedication and the profound impact we make on the lives of our patients and their families,” said William A executive vice president for Stony Brook Medicine Photo Credit: Stony Brook Medicine/Jeanne Neville Stony Brook Professor Lauren Hale Chairs the National Sleep Foundation’s international panel that published a consensus statement STONY BROOK 2024 – Since the smartphone’s emergence in 2007 Groundbreaking research reveals metabolic interventions could help prevent cognitive aging STONY BROOK 2025 – A landmark study published in PNAS has unveiled that brain aging follows a distinct yet.. 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What to knowMiami Herald At FIU's Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts music is the heartbeat of a vibrant community The 2024/2025 season establishes FIU as a hub for musical innovation guest artists and the public through more than 100 performances With a diverse range of offerings—from classical masterpieces to musical theatre—this year's highlights include Grammy-winning artists national partnerships with institutions like the Santa Fe Opera international collaborations and dynamic local partnerships that celebrate the intersection of creativity "Our vision is to create innovative musical excellence through education performance and community engagement,” said Karen S director of the Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts “We are providing performances to engage audiences educate our students and provide a platform for innovative programming where our students perform alongside Grammy-award winning artists.” The Wertheim's performances span a variety of platforms from the concert stage at the Wertheim Concert Hall and venues across Florida to locations like St Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe and weekly broadcasts such as the FIU Music Hour on WDNA 88.9 FM These platforms not only broaden the reach of the university's music community but also deepen its connection with the public featuring everything from our top student ensembles to world-class guest performers and artists-in-residence showcased in programs such as the annual FIU Music Festival this fall,” said Veloz “This year builds on these platforms creating new opportunities for them to engage with high-profile musicians and keeping FIU deeply connected to the larger community." As patrons step into the concert hall this season they will immediately notice that FIU’s ensembles are as diverse as the city they call home Performers from various disciplines and backgrounds—students guest artists and alumni—come together to inspire Through a variety of community-focused initiatives FIU is inviting Miami’s cultural scene to take part in its story Come out and experience firsthand the energy that only music can bring.  Click here to view the full season schedule and find out how you can be part of this extraordinary season Discounted tickets are available for FIU faculty If the administration is embracing a multipolar world does that mean the end of American primacy he emphasized the need for a foreign policy grounded in the US national interest and said: “So it’s not normal for the world to simply have a unipolar power. That was not – that was an anomaly. It was a product of the end of the cold war, but eventually you were going to reach back to a point where you had a multipolar world, multi-great powers in different parts of the planet. We face that now with China and to some extent Russia and then you have rogue states like Iran and North Korea you have to deal with.” For a US secretary of state to announce that the world is now “multipolar”, or is inevitably heading in that direction, is historically significant. Hillary Clinton also used the m-word in 2009 at the start of her tenure in the same role, but she invoked it less than affirmatively: Clinton professed a desire to move “away from a multipolar world and toward a multipartner world” meant that a world of multiple poles or powers is to be accepted He also implied that US foreign policy had long been off course having taken unrivaled American dominance to be a normal or necessary condition when in fact it was destined to disappear Rubio explained: “We were the only power in the world and so we assumed this responsibility of sort of becoming the global government in many cases Still, no longer could lead down any number of roads. Read against the Trump administration’s Americas-centric start Rubio’s comments have provoked dread – or excitement depending on the perspective – that the United States will radically reduce its political-military role beyond the western hemisphere even as it asserts its power within the Americas he referred to the governments in Moscow and Beijing in adversarial terms which hardly suggest a willingness to grant them spheres of influence Nor is there a straight line from acknowledging the loss of unipolarity to abandoning primacy the United States could try to remain militarily stronger than every rival retain all its globe-spanning defense commitments and maintain a large troop presence in Asia could still pursue primacy without enjoying unipolarity Indeed, in associating multipolarity with the existence of “multi-great powers”, Rubio may have meant to affirm the outlook of the first Trump administration which adopted “great power competition” as a watchword as for the Biden administration that followed the rise of China and the assertion of Russia did not compel Washington to pare back its military commitments and presence the US military presence in the Middle East (excluding Afghanistan) remained stable and the United States deepened security cooperation with Ukraine the appearance of formidable rivals has done less to discipline US ambitions than to furnish US global primacy with a new rationale – to stand up to the aggressive and revisionist activities of America’s adversaries As Rubio put it: “China wants to be the most powerful country in the world and they want to do so at our expense But Rubio did signal more restraint than a continuation of business as usual he noted that the second world war ended 80 years ago and that “if you look at the scale and scope of destruction and loss of life that occurred it would be far worse if we had a global conflict now.” Since the end of the cold war US leaders have invoked the second world war almost exclusively to exhort the country to lead the world did so to caution against the dangers of overreach “You have multiple countries now who have the capability to end life on Earth And so we need to really work hard to avoid armed conflict as much as possible but never at the expense of our national interest If the new administration is serious about avoiding catastrophic wars without exposing core US interests to great power predation sustained diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine and minimize the risks of escalation if initial talks do not succeed It will explore politically difficult ways to reach a modus vivendi with China including by offering assurances that the United States does not seek to keep Taiwan permanently separate from the mainland The new administration’s opening moves suggest some intention to find a more sustainable and less confrontational approach toward the world’s major powers the lure of primacy remains very much alive Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American statecraft program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School and Catholic University Longtime Sports Illustrated journalist Jon Wertheim, who was hired as a correspondent for CBS' "60 Minutes" in 2017, joined OutKick's Dan Dakich on Wednesday.  Dakich started the interview with the burning question: what's the deal with that Kamala Harris interview on "60 Minutes" that was heavily edited to hide her ineptitude at answering questions.  Although Wertheim didn't have any role in the interview he still felt compelled to stick up for the network.  "Things are edited in every story," Wertheim said before relating it to his time at Sports Illustrated "Any time you write something for Sports Illustrated sometimes the online version isn't exactly the same as the version that's in the magazines "When would you do a story and not edit and not make choices and not [publish] selective quotes," he continued.  Sports Illustrated journalist and CBS correspondent Jon Wertheim joined OutKick's Dan Dakich and defended "60 Minutes" for edited Kamala Harris interview The host of "Don't @ Me" pressed further.  "Do you think that 60 Minutes should release the full transcript?" Dakich asked.  "I think there are things that get said in a transcript with a subject that are not going to make sense in context It's kind of not the way the game is played," Wertheim responded.  "I don't know what the ground rules are for the staff I'm just sort of confused by it all."  Wertheim then explained that every pre-recorded interview has elements that don't make the final product.  "Don't [interview subjects] work on the assumption that not everything [they] say is going to make it into the story or the final piece?" he said.  there is the matter that CBS might have taken some of Harris' answers and edited them into questions that she wasn't actually answering then "60 Minutes" actively doctored the footage.  That's a breach of journalistic ethics.  People aren't upset that CBS edited the Kamala Harris interview They're upset that CBS edited the interview to make her look better.  It's one thing to cut down an interview to the best content or to trim the length; Wertheim is right It's another thing entirely to purposefully edit to make sure the subject is portrayed in a certain light particularly when it completely goes against what happened in the actual interview.  It's further proof that many of the legacy media outlets are not just rooting for Kamala Harris to win – they're actually trying to help her get elected.  That's not the job of the media.  "Don't @ Me" airs Monday-Friday on OutKick.com from 9-11 a.m. ET.  Written by Dan began his sports media career at ESPN He is secure enough in his masculinity to admit he is a cat-enthusiast with three cats one of which is named "Brady" because his wife wishes she were married to Tom instead of him January 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment Novak Djokovic received many kudos for traveling over 7,000 miles during his 2024 end-of-the-year off season to support rival and friend Juan Martin del Potro Djokovic made the trip to South America to play against del Potro on December 2 in what was billed as a “farewell” for del Potro whose career was hampered and cut short due to numerous wrist and knee injuries Djokovic’s effort received deep praise from former world No 1 Andy Roddick and Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim during an episode of Roddick’s “Served With Andy Roddick” podcast The praise is especially strong coming from both Roddick and Wertheim who have been quite critical of Djokovic in the past Saying that “Certainly he gets and has earned some negative headlines,” Roddick gave Djokovic major respect for the trip “I really respect this move and paying his props to Juan Martín del Potro.” “Listen as much as any of us have disagreed with him we got to call it fair,” Roddick continued “He’s best of all time and he is consistently capable of doing these really really nice and decent things over and over again especially for people that he has shared the court with He has just been really good about it… It’s something that needs to be pointed out because you don’t want these acts to be taken for granted Roddick pointed out that the 2024 off-season was particularly sensitive considering the 37-year-old is uncertain how long he will play and that he is entering the season with a new coach Novak doesn’t know how many years he has left,” Roddick said We’re closer to the end than we are to the beginning to start a new coaching relationship and then fly across the world in December to Argentina to play a farewell match with a friend of yours purely for them Novak doesn’t get anything out of this plays a one-night farewell in front of 15,000 people for one of the game’s most beloved players.” “This is pure tennis altruism,” said Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim on the Roddick podcast of the Djokovic effort and clearly there are fewer and fewer sunsets here He has a wife and two children though he is missing the Christmas festivities and he keeps this commitment.” Wertheim suggested that Djokovic likely made the commitment to play in Argentina well in advance and before he knew he would have a new coaching relationship with Murray but kept his word to play against “The Gentle Giant.” “I suspect there may have been a measure of it’s almost like survivor’s guilt,” said Wertheim and we’re talking about him as someone who could contend for a major and he is looking across the net at a colleague who didn’t have the career that it looked like he would initially didn’t get nearly as much fanfare as one would hope It was very popular in tennis Twitter circles and in Argentina obviously Novak did not get anything out of this materially other than it was just an act of good and he should be commended for that.” It was not only the trip that Djokovic that earned praise but also how he handled himself in the exhibition match The reigning Olympic gold medal winner certainly was not going to embarrass the now severely out-matched del Potro in front of his home fans Juan Martin had only played one competitive ATP Tour level match in five-and-a-half years that being a meek first-round loss in Buenos Aires to fellow Argentine Federico Delbonis in February of 2022 finding a way to lose to Juan Martín del Potro in his current state in Argentina It really is a beautiful act and it comes from respect To read more about the life, career and injuries of Juan Martin del Patro, buy or download the book “Juan Martin del Potro: The Gentle Giant” by Argentine tennis writer Sebsatian Torok here: https://a.co/d/2XzxbjB March 22, 2025 By March 20, 2025 By March 12, 2025 By Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in The FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Baptist Health South Florida Research Collaboration Committee is proud to announce the 2024 Pilot Funds recipients This funding initiative is dedicated to advancing innovative pilot funds that advance our shared research efforts Pilot funds are awarded for a one-year period with the goal of generating preliminary data that can support future independent grant applications. Learn more about this funding opportunity. "Designing a more effective CAR-T cell treatment against diffuse large B cell lymphoma"Charles Dimitroff "Glycoprotein Biomarkers for Early Detection of Oral Cancer"Kevin Chandler "Advanced Screening of Novel Compounds for Targeting Glioblastoma Stem Cells"Adel Nefzi "Mapping Meningioma Phosphoproteome and Circular Transcriptome to Patient Outcomes"Maria Franco "Development of proteasome inhibitors for the treatment of glioblastoma"Kyung Bo Kim "Uncovering the Mechanisms of Pain Relief by Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (PMS)"Saurabh Aggarwal "Extracellular Vesicles as Circulating Biomarkers of Malignant Neoplasms of the Lung"David Marciano "Linking Patients' Subjective Cognitive Impairment to the Default Mode Network: Implications for the Development of Dementia"Patricia Junquera Florida International University has honored two Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine faculty members for their significant achievements in their scholarly pursuits The FIU Faculty Senate recognized Naira El-Hage for Excellence in Research El-Hage is a tenured professor and researcher in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Her primary research focuses on the mechanisms regulating the pathology of HIV and associated neurological disorders in the central nervous system and in the context of opioid drug use David Brown received the FIU Faculty Senate award for Excellence in Engagement Brown's leadership has been instrumental in the success of our award-winning Green Family Foundation Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program This community-engaged initiative integrates social determinants of health into the curriculum and promotes interprofessional teamwork and community engagement He is currently serving as the interim designated institutional officer overseeing the transition of the sponsorship of Graduate Medical Education programs from Baptist Health to FIU a sort of plastic buoy set adrift in a blue ocean Rafael Nadal had finished a practice session—taxing but absently leaving behind a bottle of Evian water Nadal realized he had committed a grievous unforced error He had left open the door to a cardinal sin of arrogance there was no greater violation of the social compact than thinking you were better than anyone else talking with characteristic cheerfulness to two journalists and though he was back in air-conditioned comfort with all the blazing intensity he brings to bear when he plays grabbed the bottle and disposed of it in a recycling bin Nadal was 22 years old at the time. He was the No.1-ranked tennis player in the world. Weeks earlier, he had won the gold medal for Spain at the Beijing Olympics. Weeks before that, he had taken down the mighty Roger Federer to win Wimbledon for the first time he had won the French Open for the fourth straight time if he were going to give off the impression that he was the kind of guy who didn’t pick up after himself Nadal, who announced his retirement from tennis today at age 38 Lacing his lefty shots with a mix of joy and rage competing with a burning light that never flickered he would win 22 career major singles titles currently two behind Novak Djokovic and two ahead of Federer on the all-time list more than $135 million in prize money and easily 10 times that in endorsement income He would win another Olympic gold medal in doubles Nadal turned professional in 2001 at just 15 years old. / Simon Bruty/Sports IllustratedEven for a sport that traffics heavily in phenoms and next-big-things that throws around the anvil of expectation as if it were weightless It didn’t hurt that Nadal was more like a fantastical creation than a sports prodigy But his game and his backstory were both sui generis He didn’t come from the mainland that had produced various stars; but a Mediterranean island resembling a tennis ball lobbed in the direction of Italy Mallorca was the provenance of the world’s recent No.1 player Nadal would forgo the fancy academies in Barcelona and Madrid—to say nothing of the ones an ocean away in Florida—and learn his licks on the local courts read voraciously and openly questioned religion; but “Uncle Toni,” as he’d come to be known universally was not a man with much of a tennis résumé And one of his first moves entailed teaching his young right-handed nephew to play tennis left-handed In what would be another bit of foreshadowing Nadal would miss the 2004 French Open with a foot injury Nadal versus his own body would make for another His full-bore style was often devastatingly effective It was also often deployed to the detriment of his full physical health was back to winning events by the boatloads So much so that Sports Illustrated dispatched me to Europe to see this kid in action He was quick to stress that he had yet to win the biggest events Never having played—much less win—Roland Garros before Nadal arrived at the 2005 French Open as the favorite How cute: he won the tournament the same week he celebrated his 19th birthday Who knew this would become a rite of spring that would repeat itself more than a dozen times Nadal would win a preposterous 14 French Open titles more success at that event than any other tennis player in history ever had at one tournament Nadal won his first major title at the 2005 French Open / Bob Martin/Sports IllustratedMerely dominating on clay The morning after winning the 2008 French Open he boarded the Eurostar—declining an offer of a private plane—and headed to England for grass court preparation and suddenly this alleged clay-court specialist had won each of the four majors before turning 25 No amount of success, though, could make inroads against his essential nature. Here was the rare athlete who became more accessible and knowable as he got more famous (and his intensity melted away and transitioned into the picture of insouciance Every opponent represented a potential threat he was quick to attribute the outcome to “luck” or “a few points here or there.” “Do you consider yourself the favorite?” Nadal was inevitably asked Before the entire question could be completed Your winning percentage at the French Open is north of 95% You have won more than 1,000 matches in your career any admission of superiority would have been a sign of weakness it means that we are the arrogance … So for me because it means that we have to ask things of ourselves Or are they trying to convince me of something Doubt—served him particularly well in his battles against Federer Theirs marked one of the great sports rivalries of all time It had the unique feature of lacking in enmity but A debonair citizen of the world versus a proud man of the people who would rather be wearing sandals and a T-shirt than a black tie They were identical in height and weight (6'1" 187 pounds) but had markedly different body types Nadal had pulled off one of the great tennis takedowns beating the mighty Federer seven of the first 10 times they played He could easily have proclaimed himself the best a better player and might soon catch up—neither supposition unreasonable—Nadal continued working on his game Soon it was not just Federer but Djokovic who came to challenge Nadal pricklier and trickier as an X’s and O’s matchup Djokovic would oppose him more times than Federer (60) make more inroads (31–29) and deprive him of more titles Nadal had the good sense to realize that rivalry and challenge worked to his benefit The motivation that came from getting pushed by colleagues was a career extension full-throttle style—it was Andy Roddick who remarked that Nadal had “a weird ability to make tennis look so easy and so hard”—and the various injuries it engendered Nadal might well have retired years ago if it weren’t for the competition Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open in 2022 Rasco/Sports IllustratedHis best years came in his 20s not least in 2010 when he won three of the four majors One can say safely that his death-taxes ritual success at the French Open—14 titles in 17 years; a downright goofy 97% winning percentage—will never be replicated by another player In the process, almost by default, he became a sort of moral force in the sport, a role, he had in the past, happily yielded to Federer. Suddenly, Nadal was the adult in the room. And, just as tennis needed him most, he warmed to it. He weighed in on politics. He gave lengthy, contemplative press conferences. He owned the room. And quite liked it. The extra year also gave him time to prepare for life after tennis. His eponymous academy in Mallorca—a short drive from his childhood home and current estate—is already one of the world’s premier tennis training academies. Nadal has invested in restaurants and resorts. In the fall of 2022, he became a father for the first time. Then, inevitably, his body began another insurrection. He missed three of the four majors in 2023. It was equally fitting and sad that with Nadal absent from the French Open, Djokovic used that as an opportunity to win his 23rd major, supplanting Nadal and setting the all-time men’s record. Perhaps it was even more fitting that Nadal faced Djokovic in his last significant singles tournament, falling to his rival 6–1, 6–4, at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nadal announced in a video message that he will officially retire after the Davis Cup Finals in November in Spain. “It is obviously a difficult decision and one that has taken me some time to make," Nadal said. "But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end.” The sport was better for his presence. It will be diminished in his absence. On this point, there can be no doubt. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Also among them was Florida billionaire Herbert “Herbie” Wertheim wearing a big grin and his signature red fedora and matching sneakers whose bio lists her as working in global event management Nowhere to be seen at that evening’s soiree: Nicole Wertheim After what appeared to be a public display of infidelity by Herbie A judge granted the Wertheims a divorce in October but a court battle over the division of what Forbes estimates is a $4.5 billion fortune is still ongoing; a trial on splitting the assets is set for late March Florida is an equitable distribution state which typically means couples split assets equally in a divorce Alicia Dahill and Herbert "Herbie" Wertheim at the Prostate Cancer Foundation gala dinner in West Palm Beach in February 2023—five months before Nicole Wertheim filed for divorce The more novel case is one that Nicole Wertheim filed last July She alleges in her suit that Herbie effectively forged her signature to approve the appointment of Herbie’s brother Ray Wertheim as a director of their Dr Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation; then apparently with Ray’s support Herbie misappropriated all $250 million of the foundation’s assets and put them under his sole control in a Charles Schwab account a lawyer for Herbie disputed Nicole’s allegations that Herbie “misappropriated …tens of millions of dollars of the Foundation’s assets ..for his own personal use,” since the assets will be donated to nonprofit groups But he does admit that his client opened a Schwab account over which Nicole doesn’t have signature power–because of a separate matter in which Nicole while acting as a fiduciary of Herbie’s personal trust used her authority to take $3.5 million out of that trust for herself (the date this happened was not disclosed) The filing doesn’t establish what Herbie’s trust has to do with the dispute over the foundation assets a lawyer in Florida with Echeverri Law Group who specializes in family disputes and is not involved with this case speculates that Herbie’s lawyer included the mention of the non-related trust because “they are trying to minimize his actions.” Billionaire divorces involving nasty fights over the division of assets are legion This ongoing lawsuit between Nicole and Herbie Wertheim shines a light on a different form of wealthy divorcing-couple power struggle: control over the assets in their charitable foundation Why wage such a battle over money earmarked for charity “Philanthropy gives those in control power,” says Al Cantor an independent philanthropy consultant who’s not involved in the case Big donors get their wishes met when giving away large sums Ceding control of even some charitable assets means giving up a bit of that power It probably didn’t help his case that Herbie continued to be photographed at swank Palm Beach and Hamptons charity events with Dahill by his side; he recently acknowledged to Forbes that she is his girlfriend “and maybe more.” calling him “the most successful investor you’ve never heard of,” worth an estimated $2.3 billion at the time his investments have greatly increased in value Altogether the homes and apartments are worth more than $130 million who lives full-time on a luxury residential cruise ship called The World said via her lawyer she just wants to move on A trial over the division of the couple's assets is set for late March The Wertheims joined the Giving Pledge in 2016 promising to donate at least half of their fortune to charitable causes The couple announced a number of large gifts–ranging from $10 million to $50 million–over the past dozen years The first eight-figure pledge was in 2013: $10 million to Florida International University for its nursing program the University of California San Diego shared news of a $25 million promise from the Wertheims toward a new school of public health the Wertheims’ foundation pledged $50 million to the University of California Berkeley’s School of Optometry Nicole withdrew her name from the Giving Pledge amid the couple’s divorce proceedings; she didn’t comment on why Herbie did not consult Nicole or their daughter Vanessa Herbie’s lawyer responded with a filing alleging that Nicole had texted Herbie in June 2023–a month before she filed for divorce–that “You are the one with the vision and the one to make all the decisions” (though it’s not clear what that text is in response to) Charles Schwab has put a hold on the Wertheim foundation’s account because of the ongoing legal dispute Herbie has given $20 million to the University of Florida from his personal funds while the foundation has contributed $10 million Spokespeople for Florida State University and the University of Florida did not respond to requests for comment on the donations Herbie had been the only decision-maker on a pledge Herbie was the sole signatory for a $10 million gift agreement more than a decade ago between the Wertheims’ foundation and Florida International University (for the school’s Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences) It has only been since the divorce was filed that Nicole has challenged Herbie’s decisions on foundation gifts the filing alleges that because Nicole lives on The World Residences at Sea a private cruise ship that travels around the globe she had earlier provided “a computer facsimile of her signature to be affixed if and when needed.” Nicole’s lawyer lays out a different version of events in a court filing Two days after Nicole filed for divorce in July 2023 Herbie had his longtime office manager instruct his IT manager to lift Nicole’s electronic signature from an old document and affix it to the minutes of a foundation board meeting approving Herbie’s brother Ray Wertheim as a new trustee to replace Herbie and Nicole’s daughter Vanessa (Florida law requires that foundations have a minimum of three trustees or directors.) In a deposition the IT manager said he did not know about the divorce when this electronic signature-affixing happened; had he known he would have asked for Nicole’s permission before doing so things were fine with the foundation until Nicole filed for divorce and the control over the foundation’s assets is part of a larger struggle between Herbie and Nicole “I hope in time we’ll be able to meet the [foundation’s] obligations . and we’re able to come to some resolution in the family.” But he doesn’t sound like a man who really wants resolution He pins the foundation troubles on one of his two daughters “The disagreement has to do with my daughter Vanessa … she resigned from the foundation after the divorce was filed,” he says “I stepped away from my position on the foundation on the date my father was served by my mother with the divorce in order to allow my parents to resolve foundation matters without my involvement my stepping down in no way justifies the troubling actions that followed.” When asked if he’d be willing to split the foundation’s assets in half with his ex-wife so that each could have their own foundation Herbie claims that he had suggested that solution Bruce Weil of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner Herbie says that he’s already gone ahead and set up his own foundation Herbie is passionate about his Giving Pledge,” says Dennis Richard “All he wants to do with this money is figure out how to dispose of his billions in accordance with the mission of the foundation.” Despite this claim and the Wertheims’ big pledges Herbie has a long way to go in his stated effort to give away half his fortune As of September 2023 the Wertheims’ foundation had $157 million in net assets yet paid out grants of just $1 million over the prior 12 months the couple’s foundation gave away about $29 million That’s a significant sum for a charitable foundation but not when your aim is to part with $2.2 billion or more Herbie might have less to give once assets are divided up later this year “Whatever [number] you have … we’ve given away an awful lot of funds,” Herbie says in response to Forbes’ calculations whatever they have been.” But then he reveals a bit more about his motivations which appear to contradict his intentions to give his fortune away: “People give to foundations to offset liabilities and taxes We want to preserve the corpus of the foundation”—meaning the amount he’s donated to it “Just as I decided to stand up for myself in my personal life I also intend to protect a foundation that is very important to me and my family I simply want to be treated fairly and respectfully–nothing more It is my strong hope and belief that we can resolve our differences so that we can each move on with our lives and enjoy the years that we have left.”