Noah Berlatsky
By Noah Berlatsky
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Opinion The Right Is Using Accusations Of Anti-Semitism To Distract From Their Own Crimes
The internet was consumed yesterday with a backlash to Minnesota Congressperson Ilhan Omar’s tweets about Jewish money in politics, and the influence of AIPAC on Congress. In an attempt to criticize Israeli policy, Omar stumbled into anti-Semitic tropes about Jewish influence and corruption. She was roundly condemned by both Republicans and Democrats, and quickly forced…
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Opinion How Gab Empowered The Pittsburgh Shooter’s Hatred
Before he attacked the Tree of Life synagogue this Saturday, the alleged Pittsburgh gunman Robert Bowers posted a message on social media. “HIAS [Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society] likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered,” he wrote. “Screw your optics, I’m going in.” He…
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Opinion Elizabeth Warren’s Stunt Shows Danger Of DNA Testing For Jews
DNA is not identity. We aren’t our genetic markers. That’s the message Native American writers and activists have been trying to convey to Massachusetts Senator and likely 2020 presidential contender Elizabeth Warren. But it’s a message Jewish people at this moment could stand to hear as well. Elizabeth Warren, a white woman, has in the…
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Opinion Why Jeremy Corbyn’s Dog Whistles Are As Dangerous As Actual Anti-Semitism
Sometimes anti-Semitism is obvious. When Adolf Hitler said, “Once I really am in power, my first and foremost task will be the annihilation of the Jews,” he didn’t leave a lot of room for interpretation. A plan to murder all Jewish people, a plan that was moreover actually implemented, is obviously anti-Semitic. Only anti-Semites would…
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Opinion Mark Zuckerberg Falls For Nazi B.S.
Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that he would not remove Holocaust deniers from Facebook, because he did not think they were deliberately lying. In an interview with Recode, Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, raised the issue of Holocaust denial himself as an example of speech Facebook would allow on its platform. “I find [Holocaust denial] deeply…
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Opinion No, ‘Dark Web Intellectuals’ Like Sam Harris And Jordan Peterson Are Not Being Silenced
Reading the New York Times’ op-ed page, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the most dangerous threat to free speech is leftist totalitarians who criticize or protest against the right. Bret Stephens chastises leftists for criticizing right wing commentator Kevin Williamson; David Brooks bemoans leftist campus protests, and Bari Weiss often does the same. The…
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Culture Superman May Tell A Jewish Story — But It’s Not The One You’d Expect
Is Superman Jewish? Superman, the superhero who defends Metropolis and masquerades by day as the journalist Clark Kent, was born on Krypton. But he immigrates to Earth, just as many Jewish-Americans left their homes to come to the United States. Superman’s adoptive parents, the Kents, find him in a spaceship far from home — just…
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Opinion Bari Weiss And The Solidarity Of The Punditry Class
The right says the media has a liberal bias. The left says the media has a conservative bias. But the truth is that high profile pundits aren’t necessarily actuated by political ideology at all. They’re actuated by what I refer to as chattering class solidarity—the desire to preserve their status as high profile pundits. The…
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