by Matthew Friedman | Jun 2, 2020 | Commentary, Politics
“Is this the Revolution?” I asked, half in jest, half in hope. Demonstrators protesting the murder of George Floyd, yet another African American man killed by police, had stormed a Minneapolis police station the night before; officers gunned down seven people in...
by Matthew Friedman | Apr 19, 2020 | Commentary, Politics
Now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the Democratic primary and endorsed Joe Biden, the choice facing voters in November will almost certainly be between the former vice president and Donald Trump, barring any unforeseen developments (incapacity, a rebellion at...
by Matthew Friedman | Mar 8, 2020 | Commentary, Politics
Elizabeth Warren has faced entrenched sexism at every turn in her personal, professional, and political life. It is what turned her once-promising presidential campaign into an uphill slog against the misogyny deeply rooted in the soil of American culture. It is the...
by Matthew Friedman | Dec 3, 2019 | Commentary, Politics
Candice Keller and Ron Hood had a moment in the media spotlight last week when they introduced Bill 413 in the Ohio House of Representatives. The proposed legislation is one of the most radical anti-abortion bills ever proposed in the United States. It would not only...
by Matthew Friedman | Oct 2, 2019 | Commentary, Politics
If you spend enough time in the Jewish social media universe, you start to see the same questions repeated over and over: Are the children of intermarriage with Gentiles really Jewish? Did the Khazars really exist? Why is chicken “meat?” The conversations on Facebook,...
by Matthew Friedman | Sep 11, 2019 | Commentary, Politics
And they’re off! The Canadian election began this morning at about 10:00, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked Governor General Julie Payette – Queen Elizabeth II’s representative in Canada – to dissolve Parliament and call for a new vote. All I can think of is...