Politics in America Trump “never sought to expunge his sexual exploits. He never will. They’re the heart, soul and loins of his brand.” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2016 …Trump, crucially, isn’t just any libertine. He’s a retro rascal, a throwback to an...
Uncategorized “Attributing negative motivations to your opponents is an unfair tactic that avoids discussing the real issues” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2016 Attributing negative motivations to your opponents is an unfair tactic that avoids discussing the...
Uncategorized “To consider a place largely from the perspective of a permanent anthropological past…is not simply to present an alternative truth: It is to indulge in fantasy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 May 2016 To consider a place largely from the perspective of a permanent anthropological past, to...
Jews “If the heresy hunter argues a point of disputed fact…he or she may ultimately be wrong. No amount of intimidation can change what is true to false” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 May 2016 As a cardinal value of Jewish ethics, humility may be the best antidote to...
Semantics “…now ‘bro’ has been ripped from its life as a teasing term of endearment and description of camaraderie and plunked into the sociopolitical swamps of entitlement and privilege” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 May 2016 Courtesy of “Jersey Shore,” the bro became evidence of ridiculous male friendship, like the...
Semantics “In the old days, bullies were tough guys who picked on wimpy guys, a predictable, archetypal clash that inevitably led to a heroic outcome” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 May 2016 In the old days, bullies were tough guys who picked on wimpy guys, a...
Jobs/Professions, Work “One thing I encourage people to think about is to look not just at the company, but look at the specific person you’re going to be working for” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 May 2016 One thing I encourage people to think about is to look not just at...
Social Media “…the Islamic State’s brand has permeated our cultural atmosphere to an outsize degree” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 May 2016 Unlike al Qaeda, which has generally been methodical about organizing and controlling its terror...
Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy “…if the point of all the criticism of Open Orthodoxy is the protection of authentic Judaism by countering the distortions on the left, then shouldn’t the distortions on the right also be countered?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 May 2016 …if the point of all the criticism of Open Orthodoxy is the protection of...
Jews in America “Far too many young Jews…are terribly ignorant of even the basics, with little to zero knowledge of Hebrew or of Jewish and Israeli history” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2016 ….young Americans need a Jewish education. And here, U.S. Jewish leaders and their organizations...