Listening to archaic hymns sung from the tower of one of Oxford’s most conservative colleges didn’t quite feel like the proper way to celebrate May Day. So, to reclaim some activist cred (and, in my own small way, to try to do right by the world), I spent my afternoon in Aylesbury – a town… Continue reading The Revolution Will Involve Mostly Retired People
This post comes a week late. On January 27th, 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by allied forces. Tonight, Oxford’s Chabad House held a commemorative event for the 65th anniversary. Before I can return to my (now much less important-seeming) work, there are some thoughts I simply have to put to paper (but, if you want to… Continue reading (N)ever Again
As a general rule, political developments in other countries that don’t directly involve the U.S.. have to be a pretty big deal to get coverage. The recent elections in Germany, or the passage of the new Lisbon Treaty in the E.U., passed by as a blip. The flip side is that, when stuff does get… Continue reading Why Lefties Can’t Even Make Holocaust Deniers Look Bad
With all the talk in the last few days about British neo-Nazis it was—in a weird sense—fulfilling to actually meet one. Mid-way through today’s anti-war rally in Trafalgar Square, someone in the back of the crowd began shouting “rubbish” in response to a speaker assailing the War in Afghanistan as an imperialist and racist ploy.… Continue reading The Feel-Good Witch Hunt
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