Entries by Thomas Dalton, Ph.D.

MAGA Without the Jews

As we head into the meat of the 2026 midterm election season, things are looking dicey for the Republicans. The news is grim: Trump’s approval rating is at a low point of 36%; among the youth, ages 18–29, it is between 25% and 29%; and “A Third of GOP Voters May Sit Out” if Republicans […]

Jesus the Jew

It’s hard to believe in the present day, but yes, it’s true, there are still a lot of Christians out there in the world.  According to some estimates, they number around 2.4 billion or about 30% of humanity.  In terms of sheer numbers, the US technically has the most: about 245 million, representing around 75% […]

The Jewish Blood-Obsession

Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? —Shakespeare, Macbeth (Act II, sc. 2) Blood is such a strange substance in human experience.  We all have blood, of course, but it is hidden away, as it were, out of sight and out of mind.  On the one hand, it is the […]