About Jeffrey Goldberg
The Czar Is Dead (Or, Joe Klein Responds)
Joe Klein, in his response to my earlier post, cedes the point I make about the misuse of the term "anti-Semitism," and I’m grateful for that, and I’m grateful that he’s out there selling my book (there’s no better way … Read More
The Anti-Semantic Joe Klein
Joe Klein is defending Rashid Khalidi from charges of anti-Semitism, and I, for one, am fine with that, as I’ll explain in a moment. What I’m not fine with — what I can’t actually believe — is this line from … Read More
The Jewish Extremists Behind “Obsession”
I’ve only watched the 12-minute version of "Obsession," the film sent to more than 28 million people in various swing states, apparently by associates and partisans of the Jewish movement known as Aish HaTorah, or "Fire of the Torah," but … Read More
Israelis Don’t Want To Hear About Arab Democracy
[Note: This post is part of an ongoing dialogue between Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic and Shmuel Rosner of Slate on the need for U.S. national candidates to stop invoking the Jewish state every chance they get. Rosner’s first letter … Read More
Racism Is The Root Of Anti-Obama Paranoia Among Jews
[Note: This post is part of an ongoing dialogue between Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic and Shmuel Rosner of Slate on the need for U.S. national candidates to stop invoking the Jewish state every chance they get. Rosner’s first letter, … Read More
Sarah Palin Endorses Hamas
How can it be that some people still pretend that Sarah Palin is suited for high office? This country has never seen someone so comprehensively unprepared for the vice presidency; Dan Quayle was Metternich by comparison. I’ve watched Sarah Palin’s … Read More
Dexter Filkins: The Progress in Iraq is Remarkable
Dexter Filkins is the greatest war correspondent of my generation, and I would say this even if we weren’t friends. We’ve reported together on occasion; Dexter knows better than anyone how to work your way into bad places, and work … Read More
Israel, Iran, Joe Klein, and Andrew Sullivan
In a recent post, Andrew took Joe Klein’s side in his fight with nearly everyone at Commentary – a fight that will only end when I invite all these squabbling Jews (and at least one honorary M.O.T.) to my seder, … Read More