Published: mic (July 20, 2013)
She was a pioneer for female journalists, an old-fashioned shoe-leather reporter, an astute observer of Washington’s grimy, smarmy underbelly who had personally interrogated every president since John F. Kennedy. When Stephen Colbert used the third act of his legendary 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech to pay her a tongue-in-cheek tribute, few in the press corps doubted that the honor was well deserved.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (May 25, 2013)
While Joe Biden is notorious for his gaffes, his recent comments in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month should not be designated as such … despite the outcry from some critics claiming otherwise.
First, let’s take a look at what he said:
“The truth is that Jewish heritage, Jewish culture, Jewish values are such an essential part of who we are that it’s fair to say that Jewish heritage is American heritage.
Published: mic (March 10, 2013)
To anyone who may doubt the appalling nature of the late Hugo Chavez’s mistreatment of his nation’s Jewish community, it’s worth noting that communist dictators are generally a pretty vile bunch. As such, it should go without saying that when one Marxist authoritarian feels compelled to call out another one on a humanitarian flaw, decent people everywhere should take notice.
Published: PolicyMic (June 28, 2012)
As the closing credits started rolling on the new German documentary Auschwitz, I found myself thinking – of all things – of a line from the 2007 Pixar feature Ratatouille, one of my favorite movies:
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.... Read Original Article