Decolonizing Jewish Studies Part II: A Response to the Backlash
Recently, we identified Jewish Studies scholarship that is sexist, racist, and cisheteronormative, arguing that neoliberal…
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How the Right’s War on ‘Critical Race Theory’ Taps into the Powerful Religion of American Innocence
I would never pick a fight with the formidable Michelle Goldberg, but I must pick…
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Claiming That ‘We Birthed a Nation From Nothing’ CNN’s Rick Santorum Gives a Master Class in Christian Nationalism: An Open Letter to CNN
Dear CNN, Many questioned your decision to hire Rick Santorum as a senior political commentator…
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Chauvin Verdict isn’t a Turning Point in Equal Justice, But it Does Suggest a New Political Norm
There was a little “post-racial America” in the air Tuesday after a jury found former…
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Beyond White Reasonable Doubt: Why I Cannot Fully Celebrate the Verdict Against [Let His Name Be Erased]
“I was dreaming when I wrote this forgive me if it goes astray” – Prince …
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What’s the Matter With Jewish Studies? Sexism, Harassment, and Neoliberalism For Starters
When our colleagues in Jewish Studies courageously publicized the systematic and decades-long sexual harassment and…
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Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
Last month, a global consortium of leading scholars released the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA),…
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Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism
Here’s a quick quiz. Guess who wrote the following words: “Indeed I tremble for my…
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Have White Evangelicals Finally Lost Control of the Narrative?
Are conservative, mostly white evangelicals, finally losing control of their narrative in the public sphere,…
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Derek Chauvin’s Defense, in Keeping with a Long Racist Tradition, Seeks to Criminalize George Floyd
On the first day of the George Floyd trial, Eric Nelson, the attorney for Minneapolis…
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