Race in Israel, race in America, race in halakha.
Racism reared its ugly head in the bomb shelter today. I didn’t see the point of confronting it on the spot – I’ve learned that racists operating in maladaptive defense mode are not receptive to reason, empathy, or judgment in the moment of arousal – but I think my day would be lacking if I … Read more
The racing of Jewish people as “white” has a lot to do with developments in American racial politics over the course of the 20th century and little to do with contemporary or historical Jewish people. In actuality, Jewish people are of West Asian descent and have since absorbed the genes of other human communities on … Read more
Restoring a meritocracy by re-allowing discrimination across federal departments, organizations, and contractors? Hwut 🧐 For some political groups (that have now united under POTUS and his party), complaints about the allegedly anti-meritocratic nature of DEI (and before it affirmative action) were always just a smokescreen for the real problem: the advancement of non-white, non-Christian minorities … Read more
Controversial take: If Leftists treated racists the way they say addicts should be treated, instead of the way Right-wingers treat heretics, then actual progress could be made in the USA.