Ben & Jerry's has attracted massive media attention over the last couple of months after announcing that, using the United Nation's definition of OPT, they would no longer sell ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I was never an obsessive Ben & Jerry's fan to begin with (Jeni's truly splendid ice cream in Chicago…
Dear American Jews: Go On a Birthright Trip
This makes compromise very difficult to come by, and, maybe more importantly, it makes the opinions of young American Jews regarding how Israel could improve its behavior impossible, if not outright dangerous.
Progressive Twitter’s Language Problem
As an English teacher and lover of great books, there are few things I care more about than language. Writing is one of the most complex difficult ways to convey one's thoughts, which makes it all the more enjoyable to read great writing. Great writing takes time, revision, immense effort, humility, and risk tolerance. It…
