I saw a video on Facebook this week that I cannot get out of my head. A big, powerful Black man is attacking a middle-aged man on a street somewhere. The middle-aged man is wearing a Star of David. The bigger man kicks him again and again, shouting the word “Gaza” over and over, as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: politics
One Election Is a Mistake. Two Are a Choice.
At what point do citizens become responsible for the actions of their government? As a dual American and Israeli citizen, I have found myself living with this question on two fronts. When Trump was first elected in 2016, he lost the popular vote. Many Americans did not support him. Voter turnout was low, and it … Continue reading
Jimmy Kimmel and the End of Broadcast TV
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was recently “preempted” indefinitely by ABC, owned by Disney. The word is telling — probably chosen instead of “terminated” because of the legal fight likely to follow. Why? Kimmel’s remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk — suggesting Republicans were exploiting his death for political gain — infuriated Trump and his … Continue reading
News fatigue
The Dangers of Disengagement – Germany 1933 / USA 2025 Many Americans, including myself, find ourselves tuning out the news—or perhaps more accurately, running away from it. I can’t believe what is happening in the USA. The administration is far worse than I expected, and I thought I had expected the worst. Even writing this … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 