The movie Potemkin came up in the comments recently. It’s a film I recall seeing when I was in college or grad school, shown by one of those film societies that specialized in famous old films. Potemkin qualifies as both … Continue reading →
For this woman and former Democrat, who had believed Obama would be a fabulous president, it was Obamacare that started her political change experience. Does the following sound familiar?: Changing your political beliefs is not easy. It’s especially difficult when … Continue reading →
That’s one of the Democrats’ approaches. And who knows, perhaps enough voters are stupid enough and hateful enough to believe it. At any rate, the Democrats must think it’s a winning approach. It’s worked in the past in many parts … Continue reading →
On October 7th, Mamdani was heckled by the left: Anti-Mamdani chants at the protest: “Zohran, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?” “700,000 dead. Mamdani, your hands are red!” “Traitor, traitor, come on out! You sold … Continue reading →
On this anniversary there are many articles reflecting on the intervening three years and what we have learned. In some ways, the post-10/7 wars have gone better than expected for Israel. At the beginning, it seemed as though Hezbollah, for … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: See See this.] Aren’t they a flight risk? Supposedly they’re being monitored closely, but I really don’t trust that process. And note that this entire article manages to keep any description of the men out of the story: Five … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yesterday on the thread about the murder – and attempted beheading – of Andrew Wimsatt in Austin, commenter “Marlene” brought up the murder/beheading of Daniel Pearl and wondered whether his being a Jew had anything to do with him … Continue reading →
I wrote a recent post about Nathan Cofnas, the professor who exposed Arday as a plagiarist. Here’s the post; it features a fairly lengthy interview with Cofnas, which should give you a pretty good idea of the sort of ideas … Continue reading →
I’ve got something like twenty drafts of posts dealing with different aspects of Jew-hatred. The topic is so multi-faceted and so overwhelming that most of them have remained in draft form and never been finished and published. But it’s a … Continue reading →
Crowds in Madison, Wisconsin, are claiming that Corey Ruiz is the latest victim of police violence against black men. Here’s the story: The Madison police officer who shot and killed Corey Ruiz should face criminal charges, civil rights attorney Ben … Continue reading →
Two men were stabbed near Central Park by the same perpetrator, without warning or previous interaction. One of the victims was visibly Jewish (wearing a kippah) and the other Asian, and the perpetrator is alleged to have shouted “Allahu Akbar!” … Continue reading →
I hear or read that quite frequently. It seems to be a very commonly held belief. But I think it’s a misunderstanding or a lie, depending on the answer to the “fool or knave” question. First of all, Islam hasn’t … Continue reading →