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October 7, 2019
March 6, 2020
Who do we vote for when the generations disagree?
Before the show began, a group of them started chanting, “please don’t make me vote for Joe Biden.” Others followed and for a glorious 90-seconds, the entire venue erupted in this collective lament. This chant haunts me.
June 24, 2019
What’s it like being Jewish in North Dakota? My testimony.
I recently testified via telephone before the North Dakota Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. I was one of six people to speak before the committee. It was a disaster. I and other speakers were disregarded and attacked. I realize now that my and others’ testimonies are too important to be limited to just the committee members. So, I am publishing my remarks here, for everyone to read.
May 13, 2019
What did people think about the World Wide Web in 1995? Explore a newly recovered piece of history to find out.
A scan of a limited edition magazine from 1995, that reveals European fears and curiosities about the new World Wide Web.
September 24, 2018
Is the Senate truly justified in considering Brett Kavanaugh’s behavior when he was a teenager? {Reader’s Question}
Democrats are wrong, the case for looking into Kavanaugh's past is not self-evident. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a case. There is and it’s a good one.
October 8, 2017
Why can’t we legislate against guns? Some observations about American dysfunction.
If there is no place for debate about gun policy in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacres, we have given up on the idea of politics itself.
August 24, 2017
Why Did Homo Sapiens Evolve Into Artists?
There is nothing more natural than the connection between early human beings and the people whom we call our friends and family.
July 29, 2017
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