Trump’s “speeches themselves are nearly all empty assertion”
The speeches themselves are nearly all empty assertion. Assertion and bragging. Assertion, bragging, and...
Author Archives: Drew Kaplan
“Conflicts gain sustained American attention only when they provide a compelling story line that appeals to both the public and political actors…”
The United States is the world’s sole remaining superpower, but Americans often seem so...
“Donald J. Trump…might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history of the American presidency”
…Donald J. Trump…might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history...
“To Trump, NAFTA is some kind of original economic sin — a core cause of our current economic troubles”
To Trump, NAFTA is some kind of original economic sin — a core cause...
“My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly on campus”
My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly...
“The history of various forms beverages offers a window into both the human condition and how our culture fulfills this basic biological need”
Every nuance to what we taste and smell has a story behind it, stories...
“For the Talmudic rabbis, Gedaliah was a prototype for how to deal with the most extreme political complexities”
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, was the Jewish governor of biblical Judah. He was set...
“The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic, and acetic acids produced by the bacteria lactobacillus and pediococcus”
The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic,...
“It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error”
It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error. Confronted...
“We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy”
Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every...