Drummers and flag-bearers in Nazi-style uniforms stand on a stage in front of banners mixing US and Nazi symbolism, including stars, stripes, and swastikas, with a portrait of George Washington at the center.

Trump, American Nazis, and a Night at the Garden

BY JEFFREY C. ISAAC This week Donald Trump held a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, promoting the themes of “Make America Great Again,” “America First,” and, of course, “The Greatness of Trump.” According to a New York Times headline, it was “A Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny, and Racism.” Stephen…

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Political Correctness Is a Very Big Problem

BY JOHN K. WILSON A Yahoo/YouGov poll last week (May 24-26, 2021) showed a notable result: 39% of Americans think “political correctness” is “a very big problem,” far more than the 32% who say that Covid-19 is “a very big problem.” This was the response even though Covid-19 is still killing 3,500 Americans every week…

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Jewish Historians Speak Out on the Election of Donald Trump

POSTED BY HENRY REICHMAN The following statement, signed by over 150 historians of Judaism, was published yesterday by the Jewish Journal. As scholars of Jewish history, we are acutely attuned to the fragility of democracies and the consequences for minorities when democracies fail to live up to their highest principles.  The United States has a…

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In the Good Old Days

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This video was made by Marianne DeMarco, who first posted a version of it to her YouTube channel in March.   Video URL: https://youtu.be/gFZ-1EojoFM.  

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Owing Money and Owing Favors

BY MARTIN KICH The New York Times has reported that “companies belonging to Donald Trump have at least $650 million in debt, more than twice the amount shown in public filings made by his presidential campaign”: “The paper employed a property information firm to search publicly available data on more than 30 US properties connected…

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