Society

Respect Your Elders - But Not On Bended Knee

Judaism gets respect for elders right - but the rabbis are abusing it. TRIGGER WARNING: This contains some Yiddishkeit!

Apr 11 •

The Great University Unravelling

GLEN O’HARA WRITES: Once engines of progress, Anglo-American institutions of higher learning now seem exhausted, underfunded, and unsure of their…

Mar 27

The Woman at the Center of the Struggle for Israel’s Soul

Israel's attorney-general, a thorn in the side of Netanyahu's authoritarian overhaul, faces an explosive dismissal effort. For Women's History Month, we…

Mar 23 •

Trump’s Assault on the Dept. of Education

Like most “states’ rights” gambits, it is a way to enable local iniquities. It's an assault on the idea of an American nation

Mar 17 •

Would Women be Better Negotiators for Middle East Peace?

Vanessa Seyman, one of Israel's top negotiation experts, thinks so

Feb 10 •

Davos Man Has Failed

And to prove it, his antithesis, Orange Man, is back in the White House

Jan 25 •

Facebook is in chaos

Now they want free speech. Two months ago they blocked me for 10 years for no reason with no reasonable recourse. Look elsewhere for a business partner.

Jan 12 •

A surreal encounter with Leonard Bernstein

The music great passed away 34 years ago today, on October 14

Oct 14, 2024 •

The madness of sports fanhood

Another in our series on Expat Sports Disorder, the unheralded digital affliction. This October, my beloved team forgot how to play baseball. But why…

Oct 12, 2024 •

Must atonement yield forgiveness?

A Yom Kippur reflection

Oct 11, 2024 •

Is the last “Larry David Moment” the end of humor?

As the world went mad about halfway through Curb's run – snowflakes to the left of me, MAGA to the right – it is a wonder it managed to survive

Apr 16, 2024 •

The Tyranny of the Early Riser

Night Owls of the World, Unite!

Mar 15, 2024 •

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