“A combination of demographics, geography and luck turned Columbus into the nation’s consumer laboratory”
The physical retail market, crumbling in the face of competition from e-commerce sites, is...
“The existence of multiple moral frameworks with which to view the world is not a sign of confusion; it is a sign of sophistication and strength”
I recognize that there are those people, on the right and on the left,...
“The New Music Business is…not about capitalizing on hilarious memes, but building relationships with fans”
The New Music Business is not supported by the major record labels. It’s not...
“In many ways, the [Republican] party’s hangups stem from its unwillingness to fully reckon with the Bush legacy”
It would be easy to simply blame the president for the party’s disarray. Donald...
“How does our community, committed to Israel as well as a host of other social justice commitments, navigate collaboration with other faith and political leaders who not only oppose one critical piece of our community’s agenda but often even militate against it?”
How does our community, committed to Israel as well as a host of other...
The Republican Party “became defined by what was left: its resentments and suspicions, its antagonisms and obsessions, its anger and its differences”
The focal point for much of the post-Bush right’s anger and resentment was the...
“…by accusing Israel of ‘white supremacy’, the anti-Zionists sound like that old tongue-in-cheek definition of anti-Semitism…”
There are already enough reasons to be critical of Israel, if you are so...
“The demise of Eastland and Westland is part of a broader story of American retail in decline”
Shoppers in Columbus once flocked to two malls, Eastland and Westland. Two decades ago,...
“While modernity promised Jews and other minorities that they could move from the margins to the center, it’s the reverse that may have actually occurred”
While modernity promised Jews and other minorities that they could move from the margins...
“I’ve noticed that Yom Kippur is the one day most Jews go to synagogue despite their level of observance, and I have no idea why”
I’ve noticed that Yom Kippur is the one day most Jews go to synagogue...