Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020 I don’t usually write about subjects like this. There are so many others who cover elections. I prefer not to reinvent the wheel. But […]
As Covid19 Rears Ugly Head Once Again in Israel, Massive Violent Protests Call for Netanyahu Resignation
As cities throughout America are roiled by massive Black Lives Matter protests (including my hometown, Seattle, and more notably, neighboring Portland facing its 53rd night of protests), Israel faces equally powerful unrest of a different sort. A few months ago, I wrote extensively about the problematic nature of Israel’s response to Covid19. It turns out […]
Covid19 and the Abuse of the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism
COMMENTING NOTE: Because of a technical issue with a plugin update which caused the admin portion of the site to crash, my web host had to revert to a previous version of the installation. This caused some of the comment settings to deactivate and commenting was unavailable for the past week. My apologies. And thanks […]
Passover: Holiday of Freedom and Suffering
Everyone who’s ever enjoyed a Passover seder knows how wonderful they can be: rousing singing, the story of liberation from bondage, the all-embracing welcoming message inviting “all who are hungry to come and eat.” This story of joy and redemption begins with the immense suffering of the Jewish people during their centuries of bondage in […]
