Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Daniel J. Solomon
By Daniel J. Solomon
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner Admits: ‘I Crushed Huma’s Aspirations’
Anthony Weiner acknowledged the tremendous damage he inflicted on estranged wife Huma Abedin, writing in a letter to a federal judge that he “crushed the aspirations” of his wife and embarrassed himself and his family. “I am so deeply sorry for the harm I have done to her, and I live with the sorrow that…
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Fast Forward Berkeley Fears Speech By Ben ‘Godzilla’ Shapiro
Ben Shapiro is coming to U.C. Berkeley soon, and many on the left-wing campus are not pleased with the conservative pundit’s scheduled appearance – with protests slated and counseling services being offered to those who might be irritated by his presence. Shapiro, the pugilistic editor of The Daily Wire, has responded with characteristic humor, comparing…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump: ‘I Stay In My Lane’ At The White House
Ivanka Trump defended her allegiance to her father in a wide-ranging series of interviews with the Financial Times, telling the British newspaper she tries to “stay in her lane” while promoting her views within the administration. “I try really hard to stay in my lane and execute on the initiatives I came to DC to…
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Fast Forward Steve Mnuchin Wanted $25K-An-Hour Government Jet For European Honeymoon With Model Wife
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wanted a government plane as transportation for his honeymoon with third wife Louise Linton – a request that was denied and raised concerns from the Treasury Department’s inspector general. Mnuchin married Linton in June, and the two went on a star-studded vacation together last month – jetting off to Scotland, France…
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro Slammed As ‘White Supremacist’ By RefuseFacism Group
RefuseFascism.org, the anti-Trump organization that has been active since the election, has smeared Ben Shapiro as a “white supremacist” and “fascist thug” ahead of the right-wing pundit’s speech at U.C. Berkeley scheduled for later this month. “Fascist thug & white supremacist Ben Shapiro is coming to UC Berkeley – The issue is not ‘Free Speech.’…
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Fast Forward Mexican Jews Welcome Netanyahu — Despite Backing For Trump’s Wall
Mexico’s Jewish community was caught in the cross-hairs this January when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the idea of the United States building a border wall along its southern frontier. But eight months later, the controversy has past, and the community is eagerly anticipating a visit from the Israeli premier. “It’s all in the…
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Fast Forward ‘Fat Jew’ Launches ‘Secret’ Fashion Venture With Tommy Hilfiger
Josh Ostrovsky, the social media personality known as the “Fat Jew,” is teaming up with fashion super-designer Tommy Hilfiger on a “secret” project he referred to while at New York Fashion Week. “I’m doing something with Tommy Hilfiger, some cute stuff… still secret,” he told the New York Post at a party on Monday. Ostrovsky,…
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Fast Forward Democrats Seek To Co-opt Ivanka’s Paid Leave Push
Ivanka Trump has made child care and paid family leave part of her White House agenda, but Democrats could pull the rug out from her, with their own legislation on the issue. According to Politico, Washington Democrat Patty Murray will soon unveil a proposal to give subsidies to working- and middle-class families to defray the…
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