Our Friend, who art in heaven
Not all conspiracy theories are equal What would you do if you got a message from heaven via social media? That’s the premise of “G-d...
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Yonason Goldson
- Oct 10, 2018
- 3 min
The appearance of propriety
What the Kavanaugh imbroglio teaches us about dignity and justice Brett Kavanaugh has, at long last, been confirmed as our newest Supreme...
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Yonason Goldson
- Sep 13, 2018
- 3 min
Balancing the Scales of Freedom
Originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the week after 9/11, between Rosh HaShonah and Yom Kippur It was Judgment Day —...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
Supremely Stubborn
Message to lawmakers: don't use principle as an excuse for intransigence From the moment Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
The Peril of Prejudice
How to be wrong, even when you’re right Inevitably, everyone is claiming the high ground after the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 13, 2018
- 3 min
The never-ending battle for peace
A 3000-year-old antiquity offers timeless lessons for the modern world Near the northern border of Israel, the fortress city of Abel...
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Yonason Goldson
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
Half a Cheer for George Will
Don’t take the low road while demanding others take the high road Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Overnight, Pulitzer Prize winning...
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Yonason Goldson
- May 13, 2018
- 4 min
A day like no other, a place like no other
June 7, 1967, is a date planted forever in my memory. It was on that day my family moved into the house I grew up in. Decades later, I...
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Yonason Goldson
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
The lobotomy of the American mind
What happens when we become too frightened to think, laugh, and feel To paraphrase Mark Twain: rumors of the death of comedy may be...
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Yonason Goldson
- Apr 11, 2018
- 4 min
Visionaries and Ideology: A study in contrasts
This week marks #YomHaShoah -- #HolocaustMemorialDay. The lessons of evil and how we respond to evil remain as relevant as ever. Who...
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Yonason Goldson
- Mar 16, 2018
- 1 min
St. Patrick's Day -- Searching for the way out of exile
Every year on St. Patrick’s Day I revisit these thoughts from 1999. Things have gotten better in Ireland, where both sides have finally...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 24, 2018
- 3 min
The Ethical Indignity of Gridlock
The framers laid out the principles of leadership. We need leaders who pay attention. After a seemingly endless parade of financial,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 1, 2018
- 1 min
Reasoning with Unreasonable People
Events on the Korean peninsula have been a source of anxiety for a long time. But the precarious game of nuclear brinkmanship turned...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
If I Forget Thee
It’s depressing to have to state the obvious. But it’s too maddening to remain silent. So please forgive me if I revisit what many have...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
The Quagmire of Manipulation
Love him or hate him, you have to admire Donald Trump’s genius for manipulating the media. What’s even more impressive is the way he’s...
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