politics

Antisemitism And Our New Political Reality

When I studied for my PhD in Jewish studies, I often had occasion to engage with antisemitism as a historical ...

The Cost of Anger

“Are you an angry feminist?”I was recalling an awkward but critical discussion I had once had, to Andrea Hodos a ...

Understanding Trump’s Role in History

On Race and Judicial Impartiality: “He’s proud of his his heritage. I respect him for that… He’s a Mexican. We’re ...

How Subversive Will You Be This Purim?

Purim is, without question, one of the most outrageous, over-the-top and, some might say, offensive holidays in the Jewish tradition. ...

Turn the Prism One More Time

To be honest, I really struggle in these months before an election. The tsunami of political rhetoric in and of ...

Words Matter

Last night, as the Republican debate began, a Facebook friend wrote that she was having her own internal debate about ...

Never Talk About These 2 Things at Your Dinner Table?

When I was growing up the common wisdom was, if possible, to avoid conversations of religion and politics around the dinner ...

Trump: Dangerous, But Nothing New

Donald Trump’s candidacy has shifted from side-show spectacle to front and center of the Republican presidential primary race in time for ...

A Lack of Choice – A Disturbing Trend in American Politics

Freedom from choice is a disturbing trend in American politics today, and both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of it. ...

From Futility to Freedom

The following is an excerpt from my personal Haggadah, a story of my enslavement to a principle and my discovery of the ...