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(A Nation of Merchants) On Jews, Kant or Borat
“The Palestinians living among us have, for the most part, earned a not-unfounded reputation for being cheaters, because of their spirit of usury since their exile. Certainly, it seems strange to conceive of a nation of cheaters; but it is … Continue reading
Affect & Auto Anti-Semitism (JCC Bomb Threats)
Maybe this recent wave of anti-Semitism in America never existed in the first place? Or maybe it’s the case that its existence is more complex than simple. Viewed in the round and from a critical distance, what strangeness is revealed … Continue reading
What To Do About American Nazis On Campus?
There has been a lively debate about free speech on campus of late. It began with Zionism and BDS and has since morphed into racism and fascism. There is every reason to think that, with the increasing popularity of the … Continue reading
Trump Cemetery Desecration (Toppled)
Trump turns America over.
(Trump) Cemetery Desecration (Missouri 2017)
Across the country and up into the White House, what’s new is the scale of the new anti-Semitism. Trump America looks like anti-Semites vandalizing 170 to 200 gravestones at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Missouri near St. Louis. … Continue reading
New Antisemitism in American Politics (Trump and Turx)
This is a sea change in the public sphere of American and American-Jewish political life. Watch the exchange posted below between Trump and journalist Jake Turx. The President expects a “friendly” question from Turx, obviously, because Turx is an orthodox … Continue reading
Anti-American & Un-Jewish (Jared Kushner)
Given the force with which Jewish neo-conservatives have taken a stand against Trump and Trumpism, I want to parse this statement with some precision. Jared Kushner is the great hope of the Netanyahu wing of the Jewish right, especially on … Continue reading
