Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Daniel J. Solomon
By Daniel J. Solomon
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Fast Forward WATCH: Rick Perry Blows Bubble Gum While Rabbi Gives Blessing
While Rabbi Marvin Hier gave a blessing after the inaugural speech of President Donald Trump, Rick Perry had other things on his mind — and in his mouth. Here’s Rick Perry blowing a bubble with his gum behind President Trump as the rabbi spoke pic.twitter.com/zrvrINKISs — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) January 20, 2017 Video shows him…
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Fast Forward Julia Ioffe to Lefties: Calm Down for a Minute About Trump
As liberals freak out over the inauguration of President Donald Trump, writer Julia Ioffe has a message for them: Do not get paranoid like Republicans eight years ago. As the left hyperventilates about camps and fascism, I’d like to remind them of the right doing the same (but with socialism) 8 yrs ago. — Julia…
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Fast Forward Trump Invokes ‘America First’ at Inauguration
President Donald Trump told the assembled crowd at his inauguration that he was going to put “America First,” echoing promises he made on the campaign trail. “A new vision will govern our land,” Trump said, outlining his vision of economic nationalism and protectionism. “From this day forward, it is going to be only ‘America First.’”…
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News Religious Right: Trump is ‘King Cyrus’ Freeing the Jews
Which Biblical figure is Donald Trump like? For some on the religious right, the new president has strong parallels to Cyrus the Great, the Persian king who freed the Jews and let them rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. “He came in, this king, as a secular ruler and decreed for the building of the house…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump: I’m Not Going to Be First Lady
Ivanka Trump stepped up for her stepmother in a Thursday interview, saying that Melania Trump, not her would be the first lady in both name and deed. “I think it’s an inappropriate observation. There’s one first lady, and she’ll do remarkable things,” Ivanka Trump said on ABC’s 20/20, responding to a question about she and…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Picks Two More Jewish White House Aides
President-elect Donald Trump announced a flurry of pre-inauguration appointments on Thursday night, giving White House spots to two more Jewish confidants, Avi Berkowitz and Boris Epshteyn. According to the transition team, Berkowitz will serve as a special assistant to the president, reporting directly to Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. He recently graduated Harvard…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Lena Dunham Makes a Planned Parenthood Promo
Lena Dunham has a present for Planned Parenthood as the women’s health organization celebrates its centennial, an animated video that recounts the group’s revolutionary history from Margaret Sanger to the present. Dunham narrates the video with fellow actresses Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, America Ferrera, Mindy Kaling and Hari Nef. The women discuss Sanger’s founding of…
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Fast Forward Trump Needles Sheldon Adelson for Being Slow To Open Wallet
President-elect Donald Trump took a break from Twitter insults and delivered some bite in real life Wednesday night, mocking Sheldon Adelson among others at a banquet dinner in honor Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Tape from the event indicated the president-elect mocked Adelson for being too slow to open his wallet to support Trump’s campaign. The…
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