by Matthew Friedman | Jun 11, 2019 | Essays, History
I. Prologue They stood on the stage of the Great Hall at the Cooper Union in New York City in the spring of 2006, where in 1860 Abraham Lincoln had publicly committed himself to the destruction of slavery. “Let us have faith that right makes might,” the future...
by Matthew Friedman | Jun 7, 2019 | Commentary, Politics
There was good news for the progressive Left Wednesday when the Social Democratic Party, led by 41-year-old Mette Frederiksen, won an impressive victory in Denmark’s parliamentary elections. Frederiksen will be become Denmark’s youngest-ever prime minister, and only...
by Matthew Friedman | May 22, 2019 | Essays, Photo Essay
It’s late enough in the afternoon that the shadows from the New Jersey Turnpike overpass have started creeping toward the westernmost basket. It’s early enough that the five young men on the court aren’t yet thinking about wrapping up the game. They’re from the...
by Matthew Friedman | Nov 5, 2018 | Commentary, Jewish Life
We have been saying Kaddish all week for eleven people murdered in the sanctuary of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. We have said it in our schuls, standing in the autumnal chill at candlelight vigils, contemplatively in the solitude of our homes. For many of...
