Politics in America “A better idea is to remove Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill and replace him with a distinguished woman from American history” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 July 2015 Treasury is proposing to put a woman’s portrait alongside Hamilton’s on the $10 bill,...
America, Sex “This is a strange moment for sex in America. We’ve detached it from pregnancy, matrimony and, in some circles, romance” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 July 2015 This is a strange moment for sex in America. We’ve detached it from pregnancy,...
Races in America “The useful part of white identity’s vagueness is that whites don’t have to shoulder the burden of race in America” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 July 2015 By the early 20th century, the descendants of the earlier Irish immigrants had successfully...
America “When a law has a name like ‘Patriot’ or ‘Freedom’, it’s a sign that you should read the fine print” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 July 2015 When a law has a name like “Patriot” or “Freedom,” it’s a sign that...
America, Races in America “America is living through a moment of racial paradox. Never in its history have black people been more fully represented in the public sphere” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 July 2015 America is living through a moment of racial paradox. Never in its history have...
America, Orthodoxy “As Orthodox Jews, committed to Torah values and law, we will continue to live according to Torah and halakha” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 July 2015 We are confronted with a reality, whether we approve or do not approve. The...
America “Sensible gun control is always a good idea, but it’s hardly the same as reducing urban blight, improving education, inculcating civic values and instilling hope” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 July 2015 Let’s face it: It’s a lot easier to scream, “Gun control!” and “Remove the...
Races in America “Eliminating the binary definition of whiteness…is essential for a new racial vision that ethical people can share across the color line” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 July 2015 Given that the monolithic definition of whiteness is antithetical to social justice, perhaps we...
Politics in America, Semantics “…’folks’ serves as a softener of rhetorical edges. It suggests a mode of kinship and self-conscious informality that politicians increasingly default to, perhaps as an overcorrective to the inflated wealth of those same politicians” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 July 2015 …“folks” serves as a softener of rhetorical edges. It suggests a mode of kinship...
Incarceration “One of the reasons to support the death penalty is that the death of the worst murderers accomplishes at least one thing: They will never murder again” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 June 2015 One of the reasons to support the death penalty is that the death of...