From the New York Times today: An essay the committee features on its Web site, ajc.org, titled “ ‘Progressive’ Jewish Thought and the New Anti-Semitism,” says a number of Jews, through their speaking and writing, are feeding a rise in virulent anti-Semitism by questioning whether Israel should even exist. Some Jews on the Left will insist that their criticism of Israel and Israeli policies are not anti-Semitic and fratricidal. Though

Like God, the progressive mind works in mysterious ways. Take, for instance, this fascinating (from a clinical perspective) column by the Boston Globe’s Derrick Z. Jackson, “Bush’s blessed omission”— choice bits from which I’ll excerpt here: God Bless President Bush for not saying “God bless America.” He ended his State of the Union address with a simple “God bless.” He said the same thing the next day at a speech

In a comment to one of Jeff’s posts on Monday, I wrote the following: I should mention that the MSM continue to claim that 5 or 6 Iranians were abducted in Irbil from a “consulate,” even though the Pentagon denies that characterization of the building in question, and documents show that the Iranians were attempting to have the building designated a consulate, but that it hadn’t been accomplished. This story,

Marcotte: “KEEP YOUR STRAWBERRY JAM OFF MY UTERUS!”* **** update:  “…And while we’re on the subject, STOP OBJECTIFYING MY NOOKS AND CRANNIES!”*

In a stunning display of both internet savvy and character judgment, leading Democrat Presidential candidate John Edwards has named his campaign’s blogmaster. Markos Zuniga? Oliver Willis? Jane Hamsher? No, friends. It’s even better than that. The Edwards campaign blogger is none other than the queen of misguided histrionics herself, Pandagon’s Amanda Marcotte. Dear God, is this ever going to be funny. Comedy platinum! I’ll give Edwards this: his blog is

Yesterday, none of us managed successully to provoke a response out of the Feministing team regarding Samhita’s unretracted character assassination of the Duke Women’s Lacrosse Team’s defense of their falsely accused male counterparts.  Wendy McElroy did, though, and she’s “pissed the fuck off!” It appears that McElroy states that “even Feministing” has stopped characterizing the Duke debacle as the “Duke rape case,” and cites something from the comments, rather than

Word comes in that archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the settlement the builders of Stonehenge likely inhabited, and that it appears that large groups congregated there for ritual purposes.  It also appears that these groups were rather piggish about disposing of their party waste, which is viewed as a boon by the scientists.  No word about the relative affluence of banshees so far. Now that “big names including Leonardo

Jeff Harrell of “The Shape of Days” has posted two items about the nature of the internet and its implications for the future.  I think he may be on to something.  Thoughts?

Posted at Feministing: One of my greatest aspirations is to open up a “stud farm”. Mainly because, as far as I have seen, women have so much trouble actually getting what they want, sexually. Would it be a greater cause to create a society where all women could let their male lovers in on their actual desires without remorse? Ah… the impossible dream. Posted by: ikkin | January 30, 2007