True Competitors, True Athletes Know Athletic Competition Erases all Prejudice Every so often I wade into the online battlefield of Twitter and find myself under fire against charges of racism, sexism, and transphobia. I think Colin Kaepernick was a middling quarterback and is either a woefully ignorant person or a devious hack who holds hypocritical [...]
Jewish Identity Politics Completely Drowns Out Important Dialogue Jews come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. A few weeks back, Hen Mazzig led the charge in a viral sensation called #JewishLooking. The premise was simple; to eradicate the idea there is a stereotypical Jew look. It worked. Jews from around the world, on every continent, [...]
NESCAC Students No Longer Care for the Liberal Arts and it Shows First, it was the appalling "Common Language Guide" from Amherst College. That was followed by Trinity College's Student Government Association denying the application of "The Churchill Club." Now the students representing the dreaded Purple Cows of Williams College think it best to reject [...]
The Pontiff Pontificates About Jerusalem, Ignores Reality This might anger some people. A Jewish guy taking a shot at Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The Bishop of Rome, sovereign of the Vatican City state. But he currently took a shot of his own at another sovereign city-state when he joined in on [...]
