The Politically Expedient Jewishness of Éric Zemmour – For the new standard bearer of the French far right, Jewish identity provides cover for Islamophobia, racism, and antisemitism. December 6, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Bard of Ambivalence – A playlist for Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021 December 3, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Gaps in Our Stories – A conversation with Israeli cartoonist Rutu Modan on her new graphic novel, Tunnels. December 2, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Travesty Show – An illustrated correspondence November 30, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Meir Kahane’s Long Shadow – The far-right activist and politician died in disgrace, but Shaul Magid’s new book argues that his ideas have shaped mainstream American Judaism. November 24, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Making of Satmar Williamsburg – In a new history of the Hasidic “fortress in Brooklyn,” a community’s struggle for the right to the city is not always waged in the common interest. November 23, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Long Reach of Restraint – For Israel’s Supreme Court, to exercise power might be to lose it. November 22, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Outside the Text – Sylvère Lotringer, who died last week, brought together French theorists, punk writers, and political insurrectionists through the avant-garde press Semiotext(e). November 19, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Right to Boycott is Under Attack – The director of the new documentary Boycott discusses the high stakes of the legal fight against anti-BDS legislation. November 18, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Bad Education – In The Loneliest Americans, Jay Caspian Kang suggests that for Asian Americans, the process of political consciousness raising has gone terribly wrong. November 17, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
