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“The Jews didn’t nail Jesus to the cross, but they sold the Romans the wood.” That’s one of the oldest anti-Semitic jokes I know, one that employs two eternal lies about the Jews: That they killed God, and they will do anything for money. Do I have to
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Remember when you were dating, and you got a handshake instead of a kiss? Now imagine you got a handshake instead of $5 million. That’s how some Black San Franciscans are feeling after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors issued a formal apology for slavery, racism, and discrimination, but
Politics
If I were a Muslim Arab American living in heavily Muslim Dearborn, Mich. — and I am registered Democratic as almost all of them are — I probably would have voted “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s primary. (And 56% of that community did.) It would have been fun as a protest — in the
Politics
A friend of mine — at least I think she’s a friend — asks me why I don’t opine on Joe Biden’s age (because I am a year older than Biden, and that might give me unique insight into the, um, aging issue). I do. First, it’s not
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I have nothing but sympathy for Ksenia Khavana, the ballerina with dual Russian-American citizenship who was arrested and charged with treason during a visit to family in the country of her birth. She was charged with treason reportedly because she made contributions to Ukrainian humanitarian causes, and has taken Ukraine’
Culture
The dictator of George Orwell’s “1984” knew that “Who controls the past, controls the future: Who controls the present, controls the past.” This is the special sauce of tyranny. How do you gain control? Force of arms is one way. It is expensive, obvious, and fraught with the danger
Culture
I just finished re-reading George Orwell’s classic cautionary novel, “1984,” and found a new insight, one that I did not have when I first read it in college, in the 1960s. Orwell’s invented all-powerful dictator was Big Brother. Back then, during the Cold War, the villain clearly was
Police
The huge whiteboard tells the story. The whiteboard is covered with instructions in Teng Chan’s neat handwriting, instructions that meticulously detail the daily medical needs of her husband, Andy, who is paralyzed, and vulnerable. The whiteboard stands vigil between Andy and death, because he is grievously wounded. Andy, 53,
Police
In what is sure to be unwelcome news to District Attorney Larry “Let ‘em Loose” Krasner, the city of Philadelphia has announced an astonishing New Look — it will enforce drug laws, starting with Kensington, home to the living dead. That might seem an impolite term to some, but when you
Education
I once again turn this space over to a liberal academic, who does not adhere to Leftist orthodoxy. By Jonathan Zimmerman News flash: People who teach at universities don’t like Donald Trump. And the feeling is mutual. Indeed, Trump has made university-bashing a centerpiece of his campaign to retake
Immigration
On its second try, the (bare, and shrinking) Republican House majority managed to pass a vote to impeach our reality-challenged Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. The vote was 214-213, the charge was not enforcing immigration law and breaching public trust, and the case will now move to the Democrat-controlled
Culture
I have been very fortunate in the occupation I selected. I knew I would never get rich, but I never imagined it would bring a boy from the tenements of the South Bronx into contact with the rich, powerful, and famous. It’s not what I wanted when I first