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...
by Matthew Friedman | Oct 17, 2017 | Media, Reviews
The only thing you need to know about the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary series on The Vietnam War (PBS) is that it ends with the Beatles singing “Let it Be” a few minutes after Stuart Harriman muses “was it worth it?” Burns and Novick have said that they...
