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- The Entertainer’s Exemption: John Laws and the Price of Trust
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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Offending Jews Is A Bad Career Path
Joseph Sobran was America’s finest columnist. His life and career were destroyed for questioning orthodoxies about Jews and Israel. John Derbyshire told Joey Kurtzman in 2007: Yes, indeed I was, and am, “afraid of offending Jews.” Of course I am! … Continue reading
Dennis Prager Talks On His Radio Show About Getting To Know His Third Wife Sue While Still Married To His Second Wife Fran
On his May 13, 2014 radio show, Dennis said about his third wife: “I have the Susan diet. It’s named after my wife. I’ve adopted it and it’s been very good for me. Eat whatever you want, just eat little … Continue reading
Why Is There No Torah Book Against Racism?
After asking various rabbinic authorities, I’ve learned that none can name a Torah book on racism. Why have none of our great rabbis bothered to write a book on this pressing issue? Why is there no sin of racism in … Continue reading
Do You Prefer A Male Boss?
Most women I know prefer a male boss. All men I know prefer a male boss. Male bosses are less likely to get emotionally involved and more likely to view things objectively. Women in power tend to get cliquey and … Continue reading
The Myth Of American Bigotry
Gavin McInnes writes: One woman told me about the hell she goes through as a person of color because store employees follow her around like she’s a shoplifter. She is the only individual in her family who has an education. … Continue reading
If Jews Don’t Like Being Harassed On College Campuses, Perhaps They Should Support Immigration Limits?
So I’m reading this complicated story in the Jewish Journal about UCLA, my alma mater: “Last week, 18 of 30 candidates for positions in UCLA’s student government signed a pledge to not take trips to Israel…” Why do American Jews … Continue reading
The Rebbe on Racism
Rabbi in this video: “Jews are not famous for espousing the equality of all peoples.” Comment: I heard a story about Rabbi Goldberg who studied many years ago in Chabad’s school in Paris. He had only one problem with Judiasm: … Continue reading
Haaretz: Top rabbis move to forbid renting homes to Arabs, say ‘racism originated in the Torah’
I was Googling “Torah racism” to find out what the Torah has to say about racism — nothing in my knowledge — and I found this news article from 2010: A number of leading rabbis who signed on to a … Continue reading
Professor Marc Shapiro – Have the Rabbis Always Been Honest With Their Readers?
To what extent have modern rabbis rewritten the Jewish past eliminating what does not fit in with their contemporary religious self-interpretations and world view? This wide-ranging and original review of how this policy is applied in practice adds a new … Continue reading
Blacks Most Afflicted By HIV, Orientals Least
America’s race problems reflect similar problems around the world. According to AIDS.gov: “By race, blacks/African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV.” According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: HIV/AIDS has had a devastating impact on … Continue reading