Update: Called it. “Biden says he’s returning to campaign trail next week as calls grow for him to step aside.” I really thought—and many predicted—that he would drop out this weekend. I guess he’s not listening to all those urging to do it for the good of the country, or even for the good of […]

Israel falling apart, by Philip Weiss, an American Jew who is on the left, but unlike most Jewish liberals, he deplores Israel’s conduct toward the Palestinians. I respect his opinions and have commented on his work many times. Several left-wing voices have said lately that Israel is falling apart. The society is torn over the war, […]

[Nothing terrifies Jews more than a large crowd raising their arms and chanting.] Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat [she seems to be a favorite of HuffPo] on Monday addressed the moment at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee when Republicans chanted the word “fight” soon after GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump walked into the auditorium. The chant […]