In the Blue Wave November 2018 election, women were among the most prominent Democratic victors in House...
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The Times of Israel is what I call “junkbox journalism.” In its entire short history, I can’t...
Politics are on holiday today. It was a beautiful autumn day today in Seattle. I walked through...
I’ve written many posts about the abusive treatment Israel’s security police mete out to distinguished foreign visitors...
From Folk & Blues: An Encyclopedia, St. Martin’s Press, 2001 KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE Vocal duo, songwriters,...
And now for something completely different. My I-P junkie friends ( I say that lovingly!) will hopefully...
Woody Guthrie memorably wrote that “some rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen.”...
Hey, Gerald Steinberg, what’ve you got against bubbes and zaydehs? That’s what I want to know. It...
I don’t know whether to pity or despise Shuki Weiss, Israeli concert promoter, who’s losing international stars...
Well, maybe this will teach the petty bureaucrats at the Israeli Interior Ministry a lesson. After lecturing...
If there’s a lyric to accompany this post it would be Elvis Costello’s What’s So Funny About...
I saw Crazy Heart recently and thought it was terrific. I haven’t seen every picture Jeff Bridges...