Oh, that Jewish problem

“Does the English Department Have a Jewish Problem?” This was the bait to trap unwary Modern Language Association conventioneers into attend...

Stripping away the prejudice

Why the Washington Post saw fit to publish it is unclear—it has small news value and less new insight—but the novelist Julianna Baggott, wh...

The permanent home of language

Not too surprisingly, Patrick Kurp finds himself reading more books these days and fewer things online, including blogs. The reason? His “f...

Merry shopping holiday

Since I don’t want to be one of those “ Jewish guys ” who “trash up the malls every year” with expressions of Christmas cheer that I have no...

Five Books of doctors

With the Democratic Party “ unwavering ” in its determination to rebuild American health care from top to bottom, regardless of public oppos...

Grade appeal

Semester grades were due yesterday. I submitted them on time, and then fell into a deep and untroubled sleep. I was suffering from the exhau...

Spam comments

A new kind of spam comment has begun to be submitted for moderation. Since the Japanese-language advertisements for Japanese porn and the of...