Daniel Treiman
By Daniel Treiman
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Life Farrakhan Speaks…
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan wound up being the surprise issue in the February 26 Democratic candidates’ debate. Responding to questions from moderator Tim Russert, Barack Obama denounced the Nation of Islam leader. Farrakhan’s response? In a statement, he said: Those who have been supporting Sen. Barack Obama should not allow what was said…
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Life The ‘Farrakhan Litmus Test’
In an essay for The Root — the excellent new African-American-oriented Web magazine published by The Washington Post and Newsweek — Marjorie Valbrun asks why black politicians are always being asked to repudiate Louis Farrakhan. Writing on the heels of Tim Russert’s grilling of Barack Obama, she makes a strong case that the “Farrakhan litmus…
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Life Buckley and the Jews
Among other things, the late William F. Buckley — giant of postwar American conservatism and founder of National Review — played a key role in purging antisemitism from the ranks of his movement. Jason Maoz addresses this aspect of Buckley’s life in a post on Commentary’s Contentions blog: Among his many other accomplishments, William F….
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News Obama, Farrakhan, Russert and Us
I confess, as a Jew, I was left squirming in my seat as I watched Tim Russert grill Barack Obama last night about what one TV commentator later casually referred to as “the Jewish issue.” How did Jews wind up being a campaign “issue”? In part, it’s Russert’s fault. The “Meet the Press” host and…
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Life JPod Says Kaddish for Hillary
Commentary editor-in-waiting John Podhoretz did some lively live-blogging of last night’s Democratic debate. His theme: The debate marked Hillary Clinton’s political funeral. And so Podhoretz said Kaddish and played “Taps” for her.
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Books Klinghoffer: God Is a Conservative; Alterman: Jesus Is a Liberal
It gives me great pleasure to announce the upcoming publication of a book from Forward columnist David Klinghoffer, titled “How Would God Vote?: Why the Bible Commands You to Be a Conservative,” which is due out this summer from Doubleday. But while Klinghoffer believes that God is a conservative, Nation columnist Eric Alterman apparently thinks…
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Life Jewish War Veterans Aren’t Monkeying Around
This cover — from the February issue of The Jewish Veteran, the magazine of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America — may very well be the greatest Jewish magazine cover in the annals of our people’s history. And unlike a certain other magazine known for its consistently clever covers, The Jewish…
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Life Only in The New York Sun…
The following headline appeared above the fold on the front-page of New York’s (not so) covertly Jewish daily, the Sun: “Indyk Rushes To Ohio for Mrs. Clinton.” For those for whom “Indyk” isn’t exactly a boldface name, let me put an end to your head-scratching: The “Indyk” to whom The New York Sun’s headline writer…
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