by Matthew Friedman | Jul 25, 2021 | Essays
I remember feeling an overwhelming sense of elation on 24 September 1988 as I watched Ben Johnson cross the line at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium, pointing to the sky with his right hand. It was a moment of celebration across Canada. The CBC-TV announcers reminded us of the...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 18, 2021 | Essays
The crowd demonstrating outside the Massachusetts Department of Education offices on Pleasant Street was energized. A speaker led the protesters in chants between squawks from his megaphone; they waved signs and placards denouncing tyrannical government overreach. One...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 2, 2021 | Books, Jewish Life, Reviews
Lila Corwin Berman The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution Princeton University Press Tzedakah, the obligation to provide for the less-fortunate of the community, is one of the signal ethical values of Jewish life....
