Meet the ‘Bronze Age Zionists’ — Far-Right Jews Embracing Fascism in the Wake of October 7
The US online hard-right isn’t exactly known as the friendliest place for Jews. It’s the…
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Why Antisemitism is an Insufficient (and Risky) Explanation for Hamas’s October 7 Attack on Israel
Amidst a recent layover, my phone pinged to indicate I’d been “mentioned” on Twitter, which…
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How 95% of Jewish Israelis Support a ‘Plausible’ Genocide
The recent International Court of Justice ruling confirms what experts have been saying for months:…
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Seeking Broad Appeal to US Christians, ‘God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism’ Glosses Over Critical Context
I wanted to like God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, the new Rob…
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Lost and Found: Despite the Hope, Morality, and Meaning Inspired by Deconversion, Why is Respect Only For Those Who Find God?
It’s a story that can inspire even the most cynical among us. A person endures…
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Dispelling the Zombie Myth of White Evangelical Support for Trump
Yesterday’s inaugural Republican primary event gave us our first official glimpse into the 2024 election-year…
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All That Glitters is Monotheism — Ignorance of Paganism Isn’t The Real Problem with David Wolpe’s ‘Atlantic’ Essay
In a recent essay for The Atlantic, David Wolpe, a rabbi and visiting scholar at…
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Pop-Culture Angels Are More Than Just Embarrassing Kitsch
Cloying sentimentality, saccharine pablum, ridiculous camp and embarrassing kitsch—in the contemporary moment the word “angel”…
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2023 in Review: Year One Without Roe, GOP Code Red, SCOTUS Gone Wild… and a Ray of Hope
As the New Year approaches and gift guides (and pleas for support) litter our inboxes,…
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‘Anti-Zionism = Antisemitism’ isn’t Just Wrong, It’s the Problem
Earlier this year, before Hamas’ attack and Israel’s siege of Gaza, and before the House…
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