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- The Entertainer’s Exemption: John Laws and the Price of Trust
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- Joseph Kahn and the Stewardship of The New York Times
- The Institutionalist: Dean Baquet and the Remaking of American Journalism
- The Publisher Always Wins – A Jill Abramson Biography
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Violent Crime Up In 2015
Violent crime and murders both went up in 2015, FBI says https://t.co/4fAw2i27IR — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 26, 2016
Jews & Pot
I’m shocked by how many Jews I know are cashing in on cannabis. Coming from a puritanical Seventh-Day Adventist background, I view marijuana as horrible. It tends to turn people into losers at a high rate. How can you profit … Continue reading
Man Convicted in Shomrim Gang Attack That Blinded Art Student
Chaim Amalek writes: Forget it, Jake — it’s Torahtown. By what right does a Yellow man wearing a black robe sit in judgement of Torah Yidden defending their community from these gay black art student perversions? Be brave, Mayer! Our … Continue reading
Shiksa: Biblical Roots of Racism by Professor John Hartung
According to his website: John Hartung is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and Professor of Anesthesiology at the State University of New York. His Ph.D. is in anthropology from Harvard. About half of Dr. Hartung’s publications … Continue reading
In full page NYT ad, liberal Zionist group calls for ethnic segregation to retain Jewish majority within Israel
From Mondoweiss: The Daniel S. Abraham Center for Peace, a prominent liberal Zionist Israel lobbying group, purchased a full-page newspaper advertisement in Friday’s edition of the New York Times, calling for the immediate separation of Israelis and Palestinians into separate … Continue reading
“Rabbi To The Stars” Loses Congregation After Five Divorces
David Shapiro writes: Take the case of Rabbi Marc Schneier, 57, the founder and leader of the Orthodox Hampton Synagogue, and a man who has been married and divorced five times. Schneier is the 18th generation of a rabbinic line, … Continue reading
Seinfeld: The Postponement
From Wikipedia: Elaine’s dog problem is solved by a rabbi in her apartment complex with a cable show. Elaine later confides in the rabbi about her insecurity about George getting engaged. The rabbi later tells several people, including Jerry, about … Continue reading
Gentile Nationalisms Are Dangerous For Jews
An Orthodox friend told me the other day: “The type of nativism and nationalism Donald Trump is stirring up is dangerous for Jews. We might not be safe here in five years. I’m preparing to move to Israel.” Luke: “We … Continue reading
Kevin O’Sullivan: ‘What happened when I was charged with a hate crime’
From The Spectator in England: After a 30-second scuffle on a train, it took 20 months and £15,000 to clear my name For 20 months, I stood accused of a hate crime: homophobically motivated common assault. The British Transport Police … Continue reading
Tabletmag: ‘Sharing a home with a black man teaches you more about your white privilege than any book could’
The only thing that the Coalition of the Fringe has in common is hatred of white people. From Mic.com: “Carly Pildis is a Political Organizer who has spent her career fighting for social/economic justice and equality. She has worked on … Continue reading