If this movie had had so much as a hint of anti-Muslim elements (not historically possible, of course), President Bush, the Wall Street Journal (which has written admiringly about the movie) and other heavy hitters would have been weighing in against stereotyping and intolerance. But hey, it’s only the Jews.

When Barbie wonders, “Are they shtupping?,” “shtupping” is not likely to be a word that Barbie would’ve picked up from the family parties at Esther’s parents’ home

I know there is a constant mantra that “violence is not the solution.” Call me somewhat undecided on that.

You are single and unattached. You know someone who is in an open relationship. Through them, you meet their partner, who is quite attractive. At some point, you run into their partner alone and the partner asks you out. You agree, and you end up spending the night together. Everything is consensual and no “rules” have been broken. When you run into the other person again, what is the appropriate etiquette? Should you mention that, “Oh, by the way, I went out with your partn

We’re talking the sale of the century (the millenium probably). Forget Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Princess Di’s gowns are a mere footnote by comparison. Jackie O who? Monica, we’re talking E-bay, with the whole world watching.

The European “problem” arises from the vast portion of immigrants who come from Muslim countries. Unlike Hispanic immigrants in the US, and Eastern European immigrants in Western Europe, whose religion and cultural values overlap with American/European Western values, Muslim immigrants, especially recent Muslim immigrants, bring with them a completely different set of cultural values and religious ideas. The ideals of religious freedom and tolerance are completely alien to th

Until the Democrats figure out what the fuck they really want to do about crime, we’re going to keep losing. We don’t deserve to win.

Our hotel had bullet holes everywhere, even in the round brass railings on the stairways in the lobby. When I got to my room, I put down my suitcase and went to lock the door and set the chain. Not much point. The door had obviously been kicked open at some point and the chain was gone. The lock still worked, sort of. The American journalist from our group told us how he would go up to his room, pull down the blinds, and place the mattress away from any snipersight l,in es.

Perhaps the most famous single line from Holocaust literature is Anne Frank's conclusion: “In my heart, I believe that people are good.” Do you feel that Kosinski would agree? Write out an imaginary discussion between Kosinski and Frank on the issue of the fundamental nature of man.

“If it can be done, it will be done. Ethics are no more than a fart in a windstorm.” ("Prolegomenon to our cryogenic future")

One of the lessons that I take from the Holocaust is that the establishment of the state of Israel is essential for Jews (even for me). It is not negotiable on any level. Some people have suggested that instead of coming to Israel, Jews should’ve established a state someplace in Germany (don’t mind the ashes, folks) or perhaps elsewhere in Europe (where they came from – and were driven out of). Given what had happened, only a total idiot would even begin to suggest that...

Cultural trends and corporate greed will doubtless continue to do battle over our nether regions until global warming and societal collapse render the question moot.

The current court cases over affirmative action – this time raised about discrimination against Asians at the most selective colleges –...

Recently there has been renewed discussion of Vladimir Nabokov's once scandalous Lolita , thanks to an article in the New York Times by...

May 15, 2010 · As the nation pays not-so-rapt attention to the confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan, how many of you have been thinking that the Dems actually made a huge mistake coming out against Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court? The net result was the seating of Alito, a hard-righter who helped snowball the court's sickening lurch to the looney right. Miers may not have been the brightest bulb in the box, but she might even have had the potential to become something o

August 3, 2009 · I had recently begun arguing to my friends that in fact our problem was not that we were involved in too many wars, but...

August 2, 2009 · Many of my friends are of the “Bush was awful and every single thing he ever did was awful” persuasion. And there’s...

The figures released on Thursday by the New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, provided the most detailed accounting yet of Wall Street’s millionaire ranks. In the report, Mr. Cuomo said that 738 bankers and traders at Citigroup took home bonuses of $1 million or more in 2008 even as the bank posted a $27.7 billion loss. In all, Citigroup paid $5.33 billion in bonuses; it received $45 billion in bailout funds.

July 28, 2009 · A blog story ( http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/two-states-legalize-guns-in-bars/ ) in the NYT reports that...

July 17, 2009 · Subsidize Viagra to ensure quality of life: Swedish court Published: 10 Jul 09 18:40 CET Arguing that having sex is...