Anti-Semitism
Like others, Trump trips over Shakespeare’s Shylock
“I think today, it’s a term used primarily based on ignorance,” said Abe Foxman, the former director of the Anti-Defamation League.
Culture
Firsts matter, some more than others
When a “first” is achieved, it is a genuine Big Deal. First man Person on the Moon. (Neil Armstrong.) First Woman to Receive a Nobel Prize. (Marie Skłodowska Curie.) What do Cherelle Parker and David Oh have in common? First Black Player in Major League Baseball. (Jackie Robinson.) First Person
Marcus Perez
A family reunited for Father’s Day
On his first day of freedom, Thursday, June 17, Marcus Perz stayed up until 1 a.m., because he could. In the morning, he awakened at 5 a.m. because of the force of habit. That was just before the time convicts were awakened in the corrections facilities where he