News roundup
And now, the top news stories of 2025
In his first year (part 2) Trump is, without question, the most activist and accessible President in history
Politics
Trump thinks that God is on his side
Thoughts while waiting for Day 2 of the Republican National Convention to begin: Donald J. Trump must be feeling lucky. On Saturday, he wins the staying alive lottery by surviving an assassination attempt by maybe an inch, and then on Monday, a friendly judge dismisses the charges of mishandling classified
Anti-Semitism
Numbers show anti-Semitism is bad, not alarming
I am rarely mistaken for Little Miss Sunshine, which would misgender me, and I am even less mistaken for Chicken Little, because if the sky seems to be falling, I want proof. No crying wolf for me. As you’ve heard, opinions are like rectums, everyone has one, but valid
Anti-Semitism
Jews were ”chosen” for special hate?
For those of you who can’t tell from my name, I am Jewish. That is a necessary disclosure for what follows. I am a quietly proud Jew, a secular Jew who notes Jewish holidays as a cultural phenomenon, but observes only Yom Kippur, the most holy Day of Atonement,
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What next, Will Smith?
UPDATE: Will Smith issued a public, but not personal, apology. Did you hear what Will Smith said? No, not the F bomb he dropped on Chris Rock — twice. Maybe he repeated it because there were hearing-impaired actors in the audience? Maybe not. I am referring to Smith recollecting words of