for Thursday, December 1, 2022

Politics ›

Hakeem Jeffries, a staunchly pro-Israel Democrat, will lead his party in the U.S. House

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a prominent Democrat from New York, has become the first Black leader of a major party in Congress, succeeding Nancy Pelosi as House Minority Leader.

Philosophy ›

0 Philosophy Politics

The Banality of Good

Paul du Quenoy in Tablet

Paul du Quenoy reviews Mattias Desmet's book, "The Psychology of Totalitarianism," which extrapolates Hannah Arendt's ideas to argue that contemporary society is experiencing a subtle, pervasive form of 'soft totalitarianism.'

Culture ›

0 Culture Antisemitism

Deeply Jewish comedy is having a moment, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward

Jewish comedians are increasingly using their platforms to express Jewish identity and tackle antisemitism, despite its rising occurrences in pop culture.

Editors' Note

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by Matt Sienkiewicz

December 1's Short Reads

Tablet Better Living Through Body Surveillance

Tablet Jafar Panahi Dances With Bears and Produces a Masterpiece

Forward Why didn't organizers of mayoral summit on antisemitism tell the public about it?

Tablet Fuck David Mamet

Tablet How the Next Civil War Begins

Forward Kanye West's antisemitism is playing right into white supremacists' hands

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