Daily Archives: March 20, 2016

The Donald Trump Hat Shortage

Comments to Steve Sailer: * I attended today’s [Trump] event at Fountain Hills, first time ever at a political rally. I was impressed by how many young people there were. Nice small talk in the crowd, joking a bit about … Continue reading

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Is Trump Too Vulgar?

Comments to Steve Sailer: * Then there are people like my friend who have voted GOP for decades but thinks Trump too “vulgar” and “unqualified” and “doesn’t mean anything he says.” Honestly the entire thing is taking a real toll … Continue reading

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Jack Dorsey: You’re A Liar. Censorship Is Rampant On Twitter

Milo writes: In Shakespearean times, cuckolds were referred to as “he who has horns” — an issue everyone else can see, that’s not obvious to them. Everyone else sees his shame immediately, but the cuckold can only tell by looking … Continue reading

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Jewish Law & Ideology

Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: Let me now return to the matter of halakhic decisions and ideology. As mentioned, Rabbi Gordimer is mistaken in stating that Modern Orthodox poskim evaluate matters the same way as haredi poskim. They don’t, and … Continue reading

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Can Women Be Orthodox Rabbis?

Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: I have found a number of statements by mainstream rabbinic figures that, if one didn’t know better, one would think that they were said by liberal Orthodox figures. For example: ומה אעשה ולבי מרחם על … Continue reading

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