About Jeffrey Goldberg
Why McCain’s Campaign Peddles Nonsense
Like many people who have covered John McCain, I think of him as a deeply serious man, preoccupied with America’s defense and its position in the world. So I’ve been confused for the past few days, trying to figure out … Read More
The Michael Chabon Interview
Michael Chabon is an expert on a great many things, especially hummus and Alaska. He seemed like the perfect person to turn to for a conversation about Sarah Palin: Jeffrey Goldberg: Isn’t it great that Michael Palin’s sister is running … Read More
INTERVIEW: McCain on Israel, Iran and Philip Roth
Two weeks ago, I spoke with Barack Obama about the Middle East, Zionism, and his favorite Jewish writers. Since my blog is both fair and balanced, I had a lengthy conversation with Senator John McCain earlier this week about many … Read More
Subterranean Homeland Blues
Do you remember the first time you felt Jewish anger? Not the inchoate, pre-adolescent, Patrick-Malone-called-me-a-kike-on-the-playground-rage—which is anger, certainly, but it is anger directed against some dipshit-junior-varsity pogromist with bad teeth who you knew, even then you knew, would grow up … Read More