A professor at the University of Houston, Robert Zaretsky is also a culture columnist at the Forward.
Robert Zaretsky
By Robert Zaretsky
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Opinion Eric Adams said he’d ‘collaborate’ on immigration enforcement — so did Vichy France during WWII
New York's mayor has more in common with Marshal Pétain than a telling word choice
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Opinion A Jewish philosopher and mystic understood Trump’s Achilles’ heel
For those struggling to make sense of a flurry of executive orders, Simone Weil and 'The Iliad' offer useful guidance
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Opinion In Trump’s Gaza pronouncement, a disdain for humanity worthy of Caligula
Many have called Trump 'mad' — Albert Camus knew better
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Opinion How a Holocaust philosopher can help us make sense of Trump’s disgraceful Jan. 6 pardons
For Vladimir Jankélévitch, some acts were beyond the realm of forgiveness
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Opinion Nazi salute or not, Elon Musk was gesturing to a new spectacle of fascism
Walter Benjamin warned us about the meaning of Musk's salute seen round the world
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Opinion How ‘the most hated man in France’ became Trump ahead of his time
Jean-Marie Le Pen's racism and xenophobia changed the political reality in the land of liberty, equality and fraternity
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Opinion I’ve studied Alfred Dreyfus, he was a moral prophet — Benjamin Netanyahu, you are no Alfred Dreyfus
Comparing himself to a persecuted leader, Netanyahu displays an astounding chutzpah
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Opinion As Israel faces off against France, the true battle will be taking place off the field
Thousands of police will be on hand for a soccer match in a stadium that will be less than half-full
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