Ari Paul
By Ari Paul
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Opinion First They Came for the Transgender People…
The hysteria over transgender bathrooms is reaching such a fever pitch that even Americans who aren’t transgender are getting hurt by it. A Connecticut woman alleged earlier this month that she was harassed by Wal-Mart shoppers because, with her boyish appearance, she was mistaken for a transgender person headed for the women’s bathroom. “You are…
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Opinion Why Jews Need the European Union — Warts and All
The European Union is going through some tough times. Next month, Great Britain, which from the beginning has had one foot out of the European project by not signing on to the European currency or the Schengen Agreement (a treaty that abolished many of the E.U.’s internal borders), will vote on whether to divest from…
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Opinion The Huge Irony That Jews for Cruz Can’t — or Won’t — Admit
Republican Jews are engaging in a to back Ted Cruz as the likely alternative to Donald Trump, but they seem to be missing the irony of their actions: They’re backing a candidate largely because he is pro-Israel, when his real motivation for taking that stance is that it fulfills a New Testament prophecy in which…
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Opinion Can Merrick Garland Make the Supreme Court Talmudic Again?
Republicans may be defiantly blocking the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, but behind their public militancy is trembling fear. Failure to add a movement conservative to the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia balances the court so that it is no longer a partisan arm. Either Garland is eventually confirmed, or Republican intransigence…
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Opinion ‘Never Again’ Means Taking Cue From Protesters and Confronting Donald Trump
On social media and over drinks, American liberals are discussing — sometimes jokingly and sometimes not — how to move to Canada if Donald Trump makes it into the White House. Between the violence against minorities at Trump rallies, the Nazi-like salutes and the candidate’s choice to tweet a quotation from Benito Mussolini, the idea…
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Opinion 8 Reasons Why a Michael Bloomberg Run Would Be Doomed — Trump or No
Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg promised he’d let the nation know by this month if he’d run for president as a self-funded independent. In part, he’s seen the left-wing threat diminish with the Democratic nomination all but certainly belonging to Hillary Clinton. All but gone are hopes that 2016 would see…
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Opinion Can Bernie Sanders Breathe New Life Into the Black-Jewish Alliance?
Hillary Clinton’s success at edging out Bernie Sanders in the Nevada caucuses and her strong footing going into South Carolina seemed to vindicate her argument that she’s the only serious Democratic primary candidate. Sure, Sanders won big in New Hampshire, but that’s a small, white state that was predisposed to vote for him, the senator…
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Opinion No, It’s Not ‘More Practical’ To Choose Hillary Over Bernie
The Democratic near-deadlock in the Iowa caucus was certainly a surprise — and in many ways a loss — for Hillary Clinton, who assumed a coronation once before, back in 2008. Now that she’s barely squeezed out a victory, the primaries ahead will require an extra push from her. That extra push is likely to…
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