It Will Take More Than Words to Deter Iran
Shooting missiles at American soldiers shouldn’t go unpunished.
February 18, 2021
A Shameful Apology for One of America’s Most Shameful Apologists for Communism
Michael Gold, literary hatchet man.
Born Itzhok Granich on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Michael Gold (1893-1967) lived a life that in many ways typified a certain slice of the American Jewish experience: his parents were impoverished immigrants from Romania; he began working to support his family at the age of twelve, while simultaneously taking night classes to further his education; he later became a passionate Communist, taking up a career as a writer and journalist and traveling in the same circles as many other prominent Jewish intellectuals. Gold’s greatest claim to fame was his much-praised autobiographical novel Jews Without Money, published in 1930. But, writes Harvey Klehr, a new biography of “American Communism’s foremost literary hatchet man” by Patrick Chura leaves much to be desired:
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Palestinian Leaders Must Recognize That Salvation Comes from Within
A culture of dependency rather than resourcefulness.
The U.S., and France, Must Respond to Hizballah’s Murder of One of Its Foremost Critics
Killing Lokman Slim was a way to test Western resolve.
A Shameful Apology for One of America’s Most Shameful Apologists for Communism
Michael Gold, literary hatchet man.
The Development of the Archangel Gabriel in Jewish Lore
The harsh one.