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Why You Must Never, Under Any Circumstances, Compare Israel To Nazi Germany
In 2023, while accepting the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought, Masha Gessen, whose grandfather was killed in the Holocaust, spoke about the…
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June 2025
The Moral Myopia Of The Middle Ground
The year is 1815, and I’m a centrist trying to end slavery.I want to clarify, right from the start, that I consider slavery to be “an atrocious…
Jun 27
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The Bizarre History Of Netanyahu's Nuclear Iran Crisis
January 1992. Rising Israeli parliamentarian, Benjamin Netanyahu, stands before the Knesset and delivers a chilling warning to the world:
Jun 20
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The Unsettling Discovery That Some Trump Supporters Aren't Dumb
Throughout my life, no matter the slings and arrows I’ve had to suffer, there’s only one set of people I’ve hated as a group:
Jun 16
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The Unsettling Discovery That Some Trump Supporters Aren't Dumb
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The Slow Death of American Seriousness
On April 18th, 2020, venture capitalist, Katherine Boyle, published an article called The Case for American Seriousness.
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There's Always Been Something Vaguely Racist About "Western Values"
On March 14th, 2011, Canada’s Minister of Immigration released the “Discover Canada” citizenship study guide for new immigrants, a 68-page document that…
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There's Always Been Something Vaguely Racist About "Western Values"
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What Do You Call A Joke That Isn't A Joke?
On September 29th, 2001, eighteen days after 9/11, Gilbert Godfrey, decided to be the first comedian to tell a “really-poor-taste joke” about it:
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What Do You Call A Joke That Isn't A Joke?
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May 2025
How To Admit You Were Wrong About A Genocide
July 27th, 2024. Richard Forer, a former member of AIPAC, describes what happened when he committed himself to “studying the [the Israel/Palestine…
May 23
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How To Admit You Were Wrong About A Genocide
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April 2025
The Long Overdue Question Of What A Trans Woman Is
On January 11th, 1923, following a series of refusals and rejections, an Indian man named Bhagat Singh Thind finally got his application for naturalised…
Apr 30
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The Israel/Palestine Integrity Test
On March 23rd, 1775, as the might of King George III’s army threatened to crush the American colonies, Patrick Henry persuaded the Second Virginia…
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“What Is Israel Supposed To Do?” And Other Stupid Questions
A few years ago, out of nowhere, a friend of mine confessed to a murder.
Apr 18
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The Tariffying Tale of Trump's Incompetence
Mar, 2016. As Donald Trump’s election campaign begins to pick up steam, Trump asks his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to do some economic policy research on…
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