A Catholic Reporter Attends Anti-Israel Protests and the Pro-Israel Rally
Intimidation vs. joy.
November 28, 2023
How George Steiner and Susan Sontag Got Rich and Famous by Being Jewish Pariahs
Ruthless cosmopolitans.
In Maestros & Monsters: Days & Nights with Susan Sontag & George Steiner, Robert Boyers recounts his experiences with the two influential Jewish writers of the title. Adam Kirsch, in his review, focuses on their shared “intellectual style,” which, he writes, was formed by the mostly-Jewish New York intellectuals of the mid-century:
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Extending the Ceasefire Helps Hamas, but Hurts Israelis and Palestinians
Along with U.S. interests.
Israel Enters the Era of Laser Warfare
The Iron Beam is cheaper and harder to overwhelm than the Iron Dome.
A Medieval German Jew Visits Eastern Europe and Iraq
Petahiah of Regensburg at the tomb of Ezekiel.
How George Steiner and Susan Sontag Got Rich and Famous by Being Jewish Pariahs
Ruthless cosmopolitans.