Daily Archives: May 18, 2016

Siege Mentality Grows in Hasidic Kiryas Joel as Corruption and Sex Probes Loom

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Luke Ford

Maybe these Hasidim should not act in ways that are dishonest, illegal and anti-social, and then maybe the wider society will have less reason to investigate them? (JTA) — Even before FBI investigators descended last week on the Satmar Hasidic … Continue reading →

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Adelson and Trump

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Luke Ford

I study a page of Talmud every day. There’s nothing that Donald Trump has said that is more uproarious than what you find in Talmud and other Jewish texts. If a Jew wants to condemn nativism, xenophobia, bigotry, and racism, … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Trudeau makes formal apology for racist Komagata Maru incident

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Luke Ford

Why should Canadians apologize for wanting to keep Canada white? They are not responsible for taking in anyone who wants to move there. Are Tibetans evil for wanting to keep Tibet Tibetan? Are Japanese evil for wanting to stay Japanese? … Continue reading →

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White Nationalists See Advancement Through Donald Trump’s Candidacy

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Luke Ford

Beth Reinhard, Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2016 White nationalists are hailing Donald Trump’s elevation to presumptive Republican presidential nominee, while also trying to boost their own political profiles and activity. Although Mr. Trump has spurned these extreme groups’ support, … Continue reading →

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‘Trump’s Terrifying Online Brigades’

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Luke Ford

James Kirchick writes in Commentary magazine: If the alt-right does have an intellectual forbear, it is a 43-year-old computer programmer named Curtis Yarvin. Along with fellow “neo-reactionary” thinker Nick Land (a former lecturer at the University of Warwick), Yarvin is … Continue reading →

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