Category Archives: Journalism

Is Baseball Too White?

Are shuls too Jewish? Are churches too Christian? Is Hollywood too Jewish? Is the NBA too black? Slate editor Josh Levin writes: From the moment he made his debut for the Marlins, he ignored the fusty expectation that players—often young, … Continue reading

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How Many Jewish Columnists Does The Washington Post Need To Call Trump Hitler?

I am surprised he did not invoke the Holocaust more incessantly. Trump’s Hitlerian disregard for the truth By Richard Cohen I realize that the name Hitler has the distractive quality of pornography and so I cite it only with reluctance. … Continue reading

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Illusions of Objectivity

Rabbi Avi Shafran writes: Some American journalists assigned to the political beat are having a hard time. Their dilemma is named Donald Trump, a man they don’t feel they can cover objectively. Those troubled are reporters with a liberal bent, … Continue reading

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The Trump Tallis and Outsider Journalism

Rabbi Yitzhok Adlerstein writes: When a black pastor in Detroit draped a tallis around the shoulders of The Donald, Jewish tongues started clucking with disapproval. “Cultural appropriation!” “He’s an anti-Semite!” Notably, the vehemence, as best as I could tell, all … Continue reading

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The Mainstream Media Bet the Farm on Hillary–and Lost

Charles Hugh Smith writes: The MSM has forsaken its duty in a democracy and is a disgrace to investigative, unbiased journalism. The mainstream media bet the farm on Hillary Clinton, confident that their dismissal of every skeptical inquiry as a … Continue reading

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