I am pleased to report that my first book, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, now has an official release date: October 8, 2024. Even better, hardcover editions are now available for preorder on Bookshop.org, Thriftbooks, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and through most other major retailers. You can also… Continue reading We Have Never Been Woke: pre-orders now live
Tag: Media and Journalism
It’s Easy to Misunderstand Antisemitism in America
According to many popular contemporary narratives, American society is rife with antisemitism. Institutions of higher learning are purportedly hotbeds of anti-Jewish animus, indoctrinating impressionable young people into a leftist ideology that paints Jews as extraordinarily privileged, Israelis as oppressors, Hamas as brave freedom fighters and Palestinians as blameless victims. Many people I deeply respect have embraced claims like these… Continue reading It’s Easy to Misunderstand Antisemitism in America
Israel’s Campaign in Gaza is a Failure on Every Level. The U.S. Must Stop Enabling It.
On December 14th, CNN aired a devastating peek into life in the Gaza Strip. The dispatch, from Clarissa Ward, marked the first piece of independent reporting from Gaza by a Western journalist since October 7th (all other reports by Western correspondents to date have come from people embedded with the Israeli army who had to… Continue reading Israel’s Campaign in Gaza is a Failure on Every Level. The U.S. Must Stop Enabling It.
If Truth Matters in the Conflict Between Israel and Gaza, Now’s the Time to Tell It.
On October 7, hundreds of Hamas fighters breached the boundaries dividing Israel and Gaza and committed atrocities against vulnerable populations. They targeted non-combatants hiding in shelters. Women. Old people. Children. Foreign nationals. They rampaged through Israel for more than a day before being driven back by Israeli forces. When it was over, 695 Israeli civilians… Continue reading If Truth Matters in the Conflict Between Israel and Gaza, Now’s the Time to Tell It.
Some Awkward Truths About the ‘Big Lie’
According to a number of polls and surveys, significant majorities of GOP-aligned voters seem to believe the ‘Big Lie’ that Trump was the rightful winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and, consequently, the Biden Administration is illegitimate. Taking these data at face value, a growing chorus insists that we’re living in a ‘post-truth’… Continue reading Some Awkward Truths About the ‘Big Lie’
The Media’s ‘Great Awokening’ Preceded Trump and has Continued Uninterrupted Since He Was Deposed
Over the last five years, poll after poll has found that the GOP base has grown warmer towards Blacks, Hispanics, immigrants and Muslims. They’ve simultaneously become more skeptical of Christian nationalism. They’re now significantly more accepting of same sex marriage and non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans. The rest of America has shifted even further in… Continue reading The Media’s ‘Great Awokening’ Preceded Trump and has Continued Uninterrupted Since He Was Deposed
My Problem with the ‘Harper’s Letter’
On July 7th, Harper’s Magazine published “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” colloquially known as the “Harper’s Letter.” The collective statement was signed by more than 150 public luminaries, from prominent academics and journalists to bestselling authors. The signatories denounced a culture of repression, fear, and reprisal which they claim has overtaken many institutions of cultural… Continue reading My Problem with the ‘Harper’s Letter’
The Media Really Is Obsessed With Donald Trump
Trump has an unhealthy fixation with the media. He seems to get most of his information about the world from newspapers and cable news, over and above the experts tasked with advising him. He obsesses over how he is portrayed in mainstream outlets, and regularly takes to social media to whine about the coverage in… Continue reading The Media Really Is Obsessed With Donald Trump
The Media Bubble is a Thing. For Real.
In a recent article for the Times Higher Education I pointed out how the lack of ideological diversity among social researchers not only undermines the extent to which research is trusted, funded or utilized, but also undermines researchers’ “capacity to understand phenomena, predict trends, or craft effective interventions.” Journalistic outlets face many of the same… Continue reading The Media Bubble is a Thing. For Real.