Ivan Bassov, at The Blogs

Jun 15, 2026, 9:51 AM

The slogans change. The destination changes. The pattern remains. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

To the Jews Who Believe It Is Only About Israel I worry about the Jews who march under the banner “Not in My Name.” Not because I question their sincerity. Many are sincere. Some are naïve. Some are confused. Some have been misled. Some are afraid...

Jun 14, 2026, 10:19 AM

Antisemitism Without a Name

The surface changes, but the underlying pattern remains. Antisemitism adapts to changing times, appearing behind different masks. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

The Vocabulary Changes, the Target Does Not One question keeps returning, in one form or another: Who is behind all this? Is it the universities? The media? The UN? The political Left? Islamists? Activists? NGOs? Social media? Foreign governments? In public discourse, the...

Jun 13, 2026, 10:18 AM

Religions as Blockchains, Part III

Many branches. One evolving network. The challenge is preserving shared reality through convergence rather than origin. Photo of a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) © Teslaton, 2008. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Blockchains as Religions: The Other Side of the Analogy In Part I and Part II of Religions as Blockchains, we explored how religious traditions and blockchain systems mirror each other in structure: genesis events, forks, schisms, competing claims of legitimacy,...

Jun 12, 2026, 4:54 PM

Religions as Blockchains, Part II

Many branches. One living tradition. The challenge is preserving legitimacy, authority, and continuity across generations. Photo of a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) © Teslaton, 2008. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Beyond the God Fork: Heresy, Hash Power, and Other Blockchain Lessons About Religion In “Religions as Blockchains, Part I,” we explored how religions resemble blockchains through genesis events, soft forks, hard forks, schisms, and competing claims of legitimacy. But the parallels...

Jun 12, 2026, 5:24 AM

Religions as Blockchains, Part I

One origin. Many branches. The challenge is preserving continuity while adapting to change. Photo of a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) © Teslaton, 2008. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

The God Fork: What Blockchain Can Teach Us About Religion At first glance, religion and cryptocurrency appear to have nothing in common. One deals with God, meaning, and tradition. The other deals with digital money, software, and mathematics. Yet beneath the surface,...

Jun 2, 2026, 10:11 AM

Why Time Feels Faster as We Age

Time feels faster as we age — same years, different density. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Theories of Time Perception and a Life-Remaining Model In Life Remaining: Rethinking Time and Perspective, I explored a simple question: Instead of asking “How old am I?”, what if we asked “How much life do I actually have left?” Using life expectancy...

May 30, 2026, 10:13 AM

Gender-Rich and Gender-Poor Languages

There is more than one road to Dublin. Different societies can move in different linguistic directions and still converge on the same human values. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Poetess and Avtorka Languages evolve. But they do not always evolve in the same direction — even when societies claim to pursue the same values. Consider English. Once upon a time, feminine professional forms were common: poetess authoress doctoress actress Today, many...

May 26, 2026, 1:41 PM

The Selective Fluidity of Identity

Some identities are liberated. Others remain externally policed. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Why Some Identities Become Subjective While Others Remain Objective In my previous essay, Demystifying Gender, I explored how the word gender gradually evolved from a grammatical category into something far larger and more abstract. Originally, gender referred primarily to classification in...

May 25, 2026, 7:26 AM

Zionistish and Ziophobish: Why the World Needs a Spectrum

Not everyone needs to “love” or “hate” Israel. Sometimes people are simply… Zionistish or Ziophobish. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Love and hate are extremes. Support and opposition are the reality. In my somewhat satirical article — satirish, if you will — “I’m Not a Zionist, I’m a Zionistish Person,” I introduced two terms: Zionistish and Ziophobish. I wrote: We must...

May 20, 2026, 4:23 AM

Demystifying Gender

What began as grammatical classification slowly expanded into a system for interpreting human identity, perception, and meaning. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

How a Grammatical Word Became a Metaphysical System Many people struggle to grasp the concept of gender — myself included. There are countless forums where people sincerely ask others to explain what “gender” means. Long threads follow. Articles are linked. Videos...

About Me

Dr. Ivan Bassov (א״ב) is a Russian-American-Israeli Palestinian — because Palestine is Israel, and truth demands clarity. His core project is reclaiming the name “Palestine” and the term “Palestinian” from appropriation. Palestinians are Israelis, not UNRWA clientele. A leading inventor in computer science and a graduate of the University of Haifa, he holds over 80 patents in data storage. Based in Brookline, a part of the greater Boston area, he works at Oracle and writes with conviction about Israel, Jewish Palestinian identity, and the powerful ideas that shape human behavior and steer the course of history. Writing from the א״ב (Alef-Bet) of Meaning.

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