Author Archives: Max West

AJC vs. Trevor Noah

The American Jewish Committee (“Global Jewish Advocacy”) wants Trevor Noah yanked as the next Daily Show host. The AJC was fine with Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz as host, oddly enough (ahem), but with Noah… nah, not so much: [T]he American Jewish … Continue reading

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The Goldberg Variations

In “Who Believes in Free Association Anymore?” Jonah Goldberg writes: Yesterday I was on Neil Cavuto’s show talking about Memories Pizza and RFRA. I pointed out that when I got married, I couldn’t find a rabbi to officiate because my … Continue reading

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XTC – Easter Theatre (1999) – Repost #1

In my mind, within the craft of songwriting, “Easter Theatre” is as close to perfection as is humanly possible. Odin mounts the tree Bleeds for you and me Splashing on the lamb Gamboling with spring’s step Buds will laugh and … Continue reading

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Roger Scruton Interview

The Telegraph has an interview with the excellent paleoconservative philosopher Roger Scruton

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Independent Research

“Sales of books on Islam rocket after France attacks” reports AFP: Paris (AFP) – Books on Islam are selling out in France after deadly extreme”ist attacks in the capital raised uncomfortable questions about Europe’s fastest-growing religion. A special magazine supplement … Continue reading

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Unhappy Jewish America

The Economist has a brief piece on “Unhappy Jewish America”, which begins: THE Vietnam war was raging when Sheldon Zimmerman arrived in Manhattan as a young rabbi. His liberal beliefs blended seamlessly with his Judaism: he once took a youth … Continue reading

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PBS Sounds the Alarms

This one is a lefty cross referencing orgasm. Over at PBS.org, Mychal Denzel Smith, Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute, contributing writer for The Nation Magazine, blogger for TheNation.com, contributor to Feministing.com and Salon, and who appears mulatto, writes on … Continue reading

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The Mistakes of Goyim Copy Editors

Andrew Kirell (ahem) discusses some goyim-caused errata at the NYT (ahem) in a piece entitled “Jews Everywhere Laugh as NY Times Forced to Correct References to ‘Yenta’ and ‘Shiva’”: When (likely) goyim try to write about Jewish culture, it’s pretty … Continue reading

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Ecce Homo

I was struck by this painting’s photographic quality and it’s behind-the-event perspective.  Antonio Ciseri‘s Ecce homo! (Behold the man!), painted in 1871, is one of the more original depictions of standard Christian iconography.

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2015’s Laverne & Shirley

Just two ‘regular‘ Muslim women living in Queens: (Reuters) – Two New York City women have been arrested and accused of planning to carry out a “terrorist attack” in the United States, according to a federal criminal complaint made public … Continue reading

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