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I Will Remember: The Music of the Holocaust
At the end Viktor Ullmann's The Emperor of Atlantis, Kaiser Uberall accepts his fate: he will be sacrificed to restore the balance of life and death that his own arrogance and brutality so tragically upset. It is one of the most powerful moments in 20th century opera....
This Will Only Get Worse
I saw the headline on my phone’s home screen as we made our way to the Loop (Chicago’s downtown)...
Fishermen of the Hudson
On any given morning, there is a trail of fish parts and entrails leading along the Liberty State...
What Is to Be Done?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of...
“Alas, Poor Alfred:” An Encomium for the Absurd
I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his...
The President’s Speech
We all heard it. In his 4th of July speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, looking out...
American Concentration Camps: A History Lesson for Liz Cheney
I don’t really know what to say to Rep. Liz Cheney. She lashed out yesterday after Rep. Alexandria...
That’s Some Catch, That Catch-22
Joseph Heller’s tragicomic novel Catch-22 ends on a strangely hopeful note. Having just learned...
“Premature Anti-Fascists:” The Story of America’s First Antifa
I. Prologue They stood on the stage of the Great Hall at the Cooper Union in New York City in the...
First the Good News: Denmark’s Lesson for the American Left
There was good news for the progressive Left Wednesday when the Social Democratic Party, led by...
The Game
It’s late enough in the afternoon that the shadows from the New Jersey Turnpike overpass have...
We Already Have an Underground Network to Support Abortion-Seekers
The recent passage of draconian anti-abortion laws in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri and Ohio has...
Interesting Times: Welcome to The Typescript
“May you live in interesting times:” it is a benediction and a curse. These are disorienting...
The Zionist Problem: Divided Loyalties in the Jewish Diaspora
The Stars and Stripes stand to the right of the Ark on the bimah at my...
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