Nobody’s suing for divorce yet. But the honeymoon between Jewish voters and Obama may be over, or at least that first high flush of romance is gone. This survey indicates that 42% of Jewish voters would vote for Obama again … Continue reading →
It’s being widely described as an aplogy to Israel, and I suppose technically it’s true that Jimmy Carter has offered something of the sort, whether to enhance his grandson’s Atlanta election bid, or as a reflection of that old-fashioned Christmas … Continue reading →
I’m currently reading Francine Prose’s Anne Frank: the book, the life, the afterlife. It’s about the process by which Anne Frank wrote and then rewrote her diary, with an eye to its ultimate publication, and how her father edited her … Continue reading →
I’ve often observed that there’s no deli like a New York deli. Now, you may think you’ve found some exceptions to that rule. And perhaps you have; I haven’t sampled all the delis in the world. But outside of New … Continue reading →
I noticed an interesting and controversial discussion at Ann Althouse’s blog in response to a post involving the abominable Michael Moore’s latest movie, the anti-capitalism screed about which Ann writes: in attacking the banking system, Moore presented quite a parade … Continue reading →
…to call Ahmadinejad a liar? Emboldened by recent events (you can take your pick as to what they might be, there are so many to choose from), Iran’s President makes his most unequivocal statement of Holocaust denial so far: Mr. … Continue reading →
This new book by Norman Podhoretz, exploring the question of why Jews are so overwhelmingly liberal, looks like another must-read. The same dependably liberal voting record seems to also be true of blacks in America. It may not be PC … Continue reading →
One of my pet peeves is how movies that draw on history often misrepresent it. The phenomenon is at its worst with Oliver Stone epics that purport to be biopics and are mainly a figment of the director’s imagination. It … Continue reading →
I also can’t imagine why he would be accused of being anti-Jewish or anti-Israel.
Continue reading →I recently reread the two-volume graphic novel Maus, by Art Spiegelman. It struck me once again, as it did the first time I read these books, that they should not work on any level. And yet, against all odds, they … Continue reading →
Bobby Fischer, who put chess on the mainstream map for a while back in the early 70s, has died at the age of 64. Those of you too young to remember may find it odd that the nation was riveted … Continue reading →
Michael Totten writes about a group of Iraqis who not only welcomed the US invasion (they refuse to use the “i”-word, though; they consider the event to have been strictly a liberation), but love America and Americans to this day: … Continue reading →