Michael Weiss

Michael is an editor of Nextbook and a contributing editor of Jewcy. His work has appeared in Slate, Gawker, New York, Democratiya, Reason, The New Criterion, The Weekly Standard, City Journal and Standpoint. His blog is Snarksmith.

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Moynihan’s Law and the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women

You'll have by now heard that at its 51st session on March 9, the UN…

When Geniuses Go Nuts

There's an unacknowledged problem with "thinking outside the box." Sometimes the parameters of the box…

Now I Do Heart Huckabees

Never work in this town again meets Tourette's.

Monkey Love

Score one for Edward O. Wilson and the commonsensical forces of sociobiology. Chimps and gorillas…

Subpoenarama

Scooter was just an apertif, it seems. A House Judiciary subcommittee today authorized subpoenas for…

Zbigniew Herbert

For those unfamiliar with Zbiginew Herbert, his collected poems have just come out in masterful…

A Kibitz on Pure Reason (Day Three)

[Late to this conversation? Don't sweat it:  A Kibitz on Pure Reason (Day One); A…

A Kibitz on Pure Reason (Day Three)

To: Rebecca Goldstein From: Michael Weiss Subject: Spinoza and Life of Quiet Seclusion Dear Rebecca,…