Musings
Quebec 2023. Not Germany 1933.
Quebec so far this week: • Synagogue firebombed • Imam says Jews should be exterminated • Pro-Palestinian screams “kike” at Jewish student • Professor calls Jewish student “a whore,” says…
My latest: when there is no one left to interview
Don’t make it about you. That’s one of the first things we learned in journalism school. First-person writing wasn’t completely outlawed – but, if your story had “I” and “me”…
Into the wild.
So, it’s absurd to suggest, let alone think, that what I am experiencing in any way compares to what Israeli and Palestinian citizens are experiencing. Their pain is immense and…
My latest: the truth of what happened on October 7
October 7 was beautiful, clear day, and the sky above Israel seemed to go on forever. It was the weekend. It was the Sabbath. It was a religious holiday. What…
My latest: the Magna Carta of Evil
It’s the weekend, so there’s going to be more demonstrations against Israel. They’ve been happening every weekend since October 7, pretty much. There will be chants and signs and banners,…
My latest: ignorance = hate
“I never really knew much about Jews until this year.” That’s what Dana Remillard Kreil wrote in one of her essays, which ended up in court. She went on: “In…
My latest: the Beast is awake
I have never seen it this bad. And I’ve seen it when it is really, really bad. But never like this. Anti-Semitism, that is. Hatred and/or prejudice towards Jews. Some…
And I’ll vote for a political party that says they’ll do so
We have criminalized promotion of hatred against identifiable groups, and the promotion of genocide. We must, must now criminalize the promotion of listed terror groups.
New one. Am Yisrael chai!
Am Yisrael Chai! Three by four, DM me if interested. Part of proceeds go to ZAKA. I’ll bring it to you.
My latest: the social media sewer
Places of higher learning? Places that are stomach-churning, more like. We refer to campuses all over North America, of course. Since October 7, far too many students at university, college…
Kinsella cast music, volume 9
It’s out!
My latest: we need leaders who know how to make a decision, like this guy
Decisions. That’s all the voters are looking for, really. They know that they are not going to get their way on every single policy decision. So they all want just…
Thirty years ago today
Thirty years ago today, this guy got elected with a massive majority. It was an honor to work for him.
My latest: history now
Do you ever feel like you are living in history? Because you are. Right now. For too many, history is distant, abstract. It’s scribblings in dog-eared high school text books.…
We get letters: how many different ways can I say it?
What do you think, folks? My personal preference is “go fuck yourself,” but I’m open to suggestions. You can send them to him directly, too, at davide@readthemaple.com. Let me know…