Daily Archives: March 24, 2016

Race, Immigration & America

Comments: * What does “assimilation” mean when applied to non-white immigrants in a white country? It can mean miscegenation and their gradual blending into the host population. Or it could mean the immigrants remaining separate, but stopping those practices that … Continue reading

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Trump Impersonator At Beth Jacob Last Night For Purim

Published on Mar 23, 2016: Purim night at Beth Jacob 2016. Introduction by Rabbi Kalman Topp. There are a few references to the local community, so here are a few annotations: Beth Jacob is a Modern Orthodox shul in the … Continue reading

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You Are Free To Be A Bad Person

Alexander Technique teacher Jennifer Roig-Francoli writes: When you really grasp the full significance of this, you will come to realize that you are just as free to go in the “wrong” direction (a direction that is unhelpful and causes suffering) … Continue reading

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Brussels: Just A Stop On The Jihadist Journey To America

Mike McDaniel writes: “Belgium, like the United States, suffers because it misunderstands multiculturalism. Multiculturalism doesn’t mean we’re all equal or that we must embrace cultural or moral equivalence. Rather, we should insist—Australia style—that everyone who comes subscribes to certain common … Continue reading

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Working The System

REPORT: A common program to compensate public safety workers for job-related disabilities is to grant them a tax exemption, whereby 50% of their retirement pension is exempt from state and federal taxes. While it is virtually impossible to collect data … Continue reading

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