by Henry Oliner | Apr 30, 2019 | Anti Semitism
The New York Times publication of the blatantly anti Semitic cartoon is not to be dismissed lightly. It was described by Bret Stephen in A Despicable Cartoon in The Times: It did so in the form of a cartoon, provided to the newspaper by a wire service and published...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 27, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
I assess potential support for a political candidate based on demographics, philosophy or ideology, competence and character- in that specific order. By demographics I do not mean race but realistic electability. I may feel ideologically aligned with a Libertarian...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 27, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
From Jonah Goldberg at National Review, Who Cares about National Unity?: The founders wanted to create a new kind of country where individuals — and individual communities — could pursue happiness as they saw fit. They didn’t achieve that instantaneously, and we still...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 25, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
The 2016 election of Donald Trump has truly upset the political order, widened an already contentious political divide, and created a cottage industry of political writers and analysts trying to explain his rise to power. Explaining Trump’s actions, or Trump himself...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 23, 2019 | Economics, Politics, Progressivism
from the Wall Street Journal, Jamie Dimon’s Timely Warning: Of course, there is a spectrum of socialism. The textbook definition is government ownership of the means of production, as in the communist-run Soviet Union or Cuba, or the state-owned factories of China...
