Joseph Wolf, at The Blogs

Sep 11, 2020, 9:24 AM

105 days of protest in Portland: What are we missing?

I’m davening Shacharit here in Portland, Oregon. Oddly, in the leadup to the Song at the Sea, the Siddur zeroes in on God’s promise to Abraham, then skips straightaway to slavery. In a heartbeat, it says “God saw ...

May 10, 2017, 7:18 AM

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What’s wrong with this picture?

Former US president Richard Nixon. (photo credit: National Archives & Records Administration, public domain)

The firing of FBI director Comey raises the old question: Who's in charge?

Feb 8, 2017, 8:01 PM

Voter Fraud

In President Trump’s first couple of weeks in office, he targeted seven Muslim nations and insulted refugees, he castigated traditional allies and environmentalists alike, and he frothed at the mouth in situations that require global diplomatic insight. He himself...

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