Creativity “A large part of the creative process is tolerating the gap between the glorious image you had in your mind, and the sad thing you’ve just made” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 June 2015 A large part of the creative process is tolerating the gap between the glorious...
America, Politics in America “The secular humanist liberation movement…should not encourage nonbelievers to turn away from their own intellectual heritage…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 June 2015 As nonbelievers tangle with traditional Christians over same-sex marriage and navigate conflicts between conservative...
Gender Different Reactions to Summers’ Comments vs Jenners’ Comments on Mens’ & Womens’ Brains Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 June 2015 Do women and men have different brains? Back when Lawrence H. Summers was president...
Modern Orthodoxy “Scholarship and the arts are thus neglected as leisure activities” for the Modern Orthodox nowadays Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 June 2015 While many pay lip service to intellectual activities or the arts, they do not...
Sexual Assault/Rape “We cannot end sexual assault unless we acknowledge that it exists, and it’s about time that the Orthodox community takes responsibility for educating its members on this issue” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 June 2015 Existing Jewish organizations that focus on domestic abuse prevention…should be provided with the resources...
Modern Orthodoxy “Current Modern Orthodox theology is Litvish and hyper-Maimonidean, it lacks a native spiritual core, and does not satisfy people’s search for meaning” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 June 2015 Contemporary Modern Orthodoxy is struggling; a significant number of its adherents are abandoning yiddishkeit...
Gender “People who haven’t lived their whole lives as women…shouldn’t get to define” women Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 June 2015 People who haven’t lived their whole lives as women, whether Ms. Jenner or Mr....
Modern Orthodoxy “American Modern Orthodoxy must first recognize the problem: namely that it is not as intellectually vibrant or creative as it once was” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 June 2015 American Modern Orthodoxy must first recognize the problem: namely that it is not as...
Gender “By defining womanhood the way he did to Ms. Sawyer, Mr. Jenner and the many advocates for transgender rights who take a similar tack ignore…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 June 2015 The drip, drip, drip of Ms. Jenner’s experience included a hefty dose of male...
Clothing “The insolence of indecent denim has evolved into a prefab mannerism, a marker of ‘punk chic’ or ‘grunge cool'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 June 2015 The insolence of indecent denim has evolved into a prefab mannerism, a marker of...