Jewish men have been recently attacked in Brooklyn, Chicago, and Maryland. Every register that tracks such incidents says anti-Semitism is on the rise in America, and not only on elite college campuses. And just when I think these kinds of stories are being exaggerated as part of a right-wing conspiracy theory, a story like this comes along: what’s been going on in the country second-largest teachers’ union.
Jeff Bezos, found of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, made news this week by directing the Post not to endorse a presidential candidate. This followed the same move by the Los Angeles Times and was itself followed by USA Today. And then The Nation retracted its endorsement. But it was Bezos who drew the ire of journalists and the Left in general. Hamish McKenzie, founder of Substack, used his own column to point out something most critics have missed: Jeff Bezos has a business problem.
Punching the point home: Hugh Hewitt, one of the few conservative columnists at the Post, quit this week.
Next Tuesday, or in the weeks and months afterward, some candidate is going to lose. While dire threats from both left and right warn of violence to come, including “tabletop exercises” being planned possibly involving the Department of Homeland Security, some saner heads are counseling a different response; John Pletcher at the Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics has some suggestions for what to do if your candidate loses.
More Good Reads
Israel
Sally Rooney’s Literary Mob – Lionel Shriver at The Free Press.
American Stuff
Getting Punched by a Minie Ball – Samuel Flowers at Emerging Civil War.
A Thousand Words a Battle: Wilson’s Creek – Kristen Trout at Emerging Civil War.
Civil War Nurse Saves Mount Vernon & Valley Forge – Daniel Welch at Emerging Revolutionary War Era.
Life and Culture
The Easiest Way into America – Dave Seminara at The Spectator.
Is There Really a Plot to Use Migrants to Turn America Blue? – Peter Savodnik at The Free Press.
Scientist who battled for COVID common sense over media and government censors wins top
Award – Jonathan Turley at the New York Post.
Faith
What Exactly is “Sola Scriptura” Protecting Us Against? – Michael Kruger at Canon Fodder.
British Stuff
Does Britain need its own First Amendment? – Toby Young at The Spectator.
What the British Government Wouldn’t Say – Douglas Murray at The Free Press.
Art
The frugal life of Piet Mondrian – Honor Clerk at The Spectator.
Poetry
“Dusk in Autumn,” poem by Sara Teasdale – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.
At the Butcher’s – Jennifer May at Rabbit Room Poetry.
Free Form Friday: Haibun – From Sewall’s Bridge – Kelly Belmonte.
Trespasses – David Whyte.
Love One Another – Elton Lux (Piano) & Annie Southwick (Violin)
Painting: Woman Reading 2, oil on canvas by Fernand Toussaint (1873-1956).
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