Josh Seidel is a Conservative Jewish writer and thinker living in New York.
Joshua Seidel
By Joshua Seidel
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Community Alt-Right Jew: Charlottesville Was A Wake-Up Call
Even after Charlottesville, I still don’t know what to think of Richard Spencer. It’s Saturday night and I’m watching him compare his movement to Zionism on Israeli TV. He’s wearing a nice shirt and I’m not surprised; the man has fine taste in clothing, especially in vests. I’d challenge anyone to name a public figure…
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Community An ‘Alt-Right’ Jew’s Hopes for Trump’s Presidency
The election of Donald Trump was a truly historic event. Not since Andrew Jackson have we had a president as closely identified with populism. Those of us who fought to get him elected are tremendously excited to see what this will bring. Here’s some of what I’m hoping Trump will do: Pragmatic, Populist Economics I…
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Community Jews Should Be Fighting the Far Left, Not the ‘Alt-Right’
Liberal Journalists have had a tough couple of months. Liberal Jewish journalists? Even tougher. Nothing seemed to work this year. Trump was the worst person ever to run for President, they said. The mainstream media and Hollywood pulled out all the stops. Celebrity videos, polemics by noted thinkers like George Takei and Lena Dunham, CNN…
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Community How to Argue with an Anti-Semite: Advice from a Jew on the Alt Right
I’ve spent years arguing with anti-Semites online. I’ve argued with them since before it was called “online” — back in the days of BBS services, dial up modems, and green and black monitors. Their tactics haven’t changed much (just like Jews haven’t changed much). They may cloak themselves in any number of guises, but their…
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Community What Trump’s Victory Means for the Alt Right
Waking up with a slight hangover, pushing the cobwebs from my brain, I find that Donald Trump has pulled off what might be the greatest political upset in American history and won the Presidency. What does this mean for some of his most fervent supporters in the “Alt Right”? First off, this victory shows the…
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Community Why Donald Trump Won Last Night’s Debate
This election has brought out intense passions. Most of us have decided who we’re voting for already. There’s little room for movement among those convinced the other side is evil, out to hurt women, flood our country with Muslims, and we’re not listening to each other. In this environment, what did Trump do that made…
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Community I’m a Jew, and I’m a Member of the Alt-Right.
Better defined by what it isn’t than what it is, the “Alt-right,” broadly speaking, is a reaction to left wing identity politics and the failure of traditional Conservatism to formulate a reply. The alt-right opposes interventionist neocon policies with the same ferocity as illegal immigration and gun control. They share more similarities with European “far…
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