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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Why Do Haredi Leaders Insist The Earth Is Only 6,000 Years Old?
Have they studied the evidence? Do they care about scientific truth? No. They want to maintain a way of life and they see modern findings that contradict tradition as a threat. Truth has nothing to do with it. Do the … Continue reading
What’s My Strategy?
Over the past 17 years, people who were smart and who did not like my blogging, would try to figure out what I was doing. What was my strategy? Was I in it for the money or for the girls? … Continue reading
Jewish Eugenics
Steve Sailer writes: John Glad, retired director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, wrote an important book in 2011, Jewish Eugenics, documenting the Jewish love-hate relationship with eugenics. The most … Continue reading
Psycho-Therapy Via The Web
I suspect that sessions via the web are almost as good (say 80%?) as in person meetings for psycho-therapy, Alexander Technique, music instruction, etc for most people.
Why Is There An ADL And A SPLC?
Why is there an Anti-Defamation League and a Southern Poverty Law Center? Aren’t they duplicating tasks? They’re a tag team. If you violate left-wing norms and say anything critical about Jews (who are as deserving of criticism as any group), … Continue reading
JP: Rabbi charged with stealing $12.4 million from New York disabled kids
JP: “NEW YORK – A New York rabbi and three others were indicted for stealing over $12.4 million in public aid for disabled pre-schoolers and using it to spruce up their homes, get catering discounts and fund a relative’s cosmetics … Continue reading
Dean Baquet Is The New Editor Of The New York Times
I briefly met Dean Baquet at the Los Angeles Festival of Books and was strongly impressed by his people skills. Even though I had written critically of him and expected that he knew that, our short wave and exchange made … Continue reading
Is There Much To Learn From People Who’ve Left Orthodox Judaism?
Most Orthodox Jews were born into this way of life. Converts and pentitents (baalei teshuva) get media attention but are not terribly significant in Orthodox Jewish numbers. As a convert to Orthodox Judaism, I have no problem understanding the main … Continue reading
The Death Of Michael Fumento’s Career
Michael Fumento writes on FB: Don’t get me wrong, Chris. I can WRITE whatever I wish; I’m just not allowed to publish anywhere. Even for free. It’s like when the Nazis took over in Germany or the Communists took over … Continue reading
People Prefer Their Own Kind
There’s no need to wring our hands that many non-Persians find certain schools and shuls “too Persian.” This is part of the human condition and we should have freedom of association so that if people don’t want to associate with … Continue reading