Hip-Hop, Music “As a rapper, Glover has made a point of blurring the line between himself and his alter egos…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 December 2016 As a rapper, Glover has made a point of blurring the line between himself...
Politics in America “By engaging in a kind of weird witch-hunt against Bannon, sifting through his garbage to find scraps of anti-Semitism, Jewish pundits are misunderstanding and misrepresenting Trumpism itself” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 December 2016 By engaging in a kind of weird witch-hunt against Bannon, sifting through his garbage...
Beer “Now we all know obnoxious beer snobs (to be differentiated from nerds or geeks)…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 December 2016 Now we all know obnoxious beer snobs (to be differentiated from nerds or geeks),...
Gender, Politics in America “If white women of all education levels were more susceptible to Mr. Trump’s nostalgic, macho transactionalism, perhaps it was because they are adjacent to the men who have traditionally enjoyed the most resources and power in society, and who either believe they have lost it or fear losing it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 December 2016 People without a college degree, from whom the president-elect saw strong support, were in...
Politics in America “Trump’s victory among the “white working class” was both economic resentment and racist-nativist conservatism…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 December 2016 Trump’s victory among the “white working class” was both economic resentment and racist-nativist conservatism,...
Politics in America “The problem with Trump is…that his rhetoric…has created an atmosphere that suggests that behavioral anti-Semitism…may have a new legitimacy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 December 2016 The problem with Trump is not blatant anti-Semitism, or anti-Islamism; I’m not afraid that...
Politics in America “…for all his thunderous talk before Election Day about ‘draining the swamp’ of Washington, the water level looks fine, the mosquitoes seem unworried and the gators remain plentiful and well-fed” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 December 2016 Trump styled himself as a populist during his flamboyantly provocative campaign, claiming to hear,...
Jewish “You may feel genuinely inspired by the trite and over-used. Most aren’t” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 December 2016 Here are some of my favorites Jewish clichés. Don’t hesitate to add yours: “All...
Life Advice “…the advice to be more mindful often contains a hefty scoop of moralizing smugness…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 December 2016 …the advice to be more mindful often contains a hefty scoop of moralizing smugness,...
Politics in America “A substantial portion of the American public has made clear that it feels betrayed by the establishment…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 December 2016 A substantial portion of the American public has made clear that it feels betrayed...