Growing up a goy, I never heard anyone boast about canceling their subscription. Once I converted to Judaism, I heard the expression frequently from Jews who were displeased with the publication of negative things about Israel.<\/p>\n
Ryan Lizza concludes<\/a> his recent piece on the demise of the The New Republic:<\/p>\n For many longtime friends of T.N.R., the contrition was too late. This week, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had delivered the toast to the magazine on its hundredth anniversary, sent a private note to one of the departing editors telling him that she had cancelled her subscription.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Conclusions are supposed to be the most powerful part of a story. That a Supreme Court justice had canceled her subscription, that is supposed to hit the reader like a punch in the stomach. I guess it is my goyisha genes that leave me unmoved by these proclamations. <\/p>\n Chaim Amalek: “IF this stands, what next – Indians running Goldman Sachs? Big beefy gentiles making goy-friendly movies in Hollywood? Hashem send us Moshiach already so that we can regain control over The New Republic!”<\/p>\n “The smart Jew subscribes just so he can threaten cancellation. It is like when a woman places a personal ad, and warns men in advance that if they fail to provide the demanded traits, their email WILL be cancelled, and possibly reported to the authorities.”<\/p>\n If we lose control of The New Republic, will we lose control of the republic next? Moshiach now! I don’t want to wait. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Growing up a goy, I never heard anyone boast about canceling their subscription. Once I converted to Judaism, I heard the expression frequently from Jews who were displeased with the publication of negative things about Israel. Ryan Lizza concludes his … Continue reading