PinnedA. Jay AdlerThe Necessary, Honorable Thing: Denounce TrumpOnly a few true moments of conscience present themselves in a lifetime. For relatively safe and comfortable Americans of the post-World War…Mar 23, 2016Mar 23, 2016
PinnedA. Jay Adler“Certain Normal Predicaments of Human Divinity”Let Us Now Praise Famous MenFeb 13Feb 13
PinnedA. Jay AdlerFrom My New Collection of Poetry, Waiting for Word, a poem, “Impolitic Manifesto”After four years, I almost don’t remember what I used to talk about politically besides Donald Trump. I exaggerate, but only to tell a…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
A. Jay AdlerComedy and Antisemitism — and Dave ChappelleIn other words, brave, truth-telling comedy is actually truth-independent.Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
A. Jay AdlerinCuriousExistential Choice in the Time of Trump: Conscience and Human JudgmentOne might think that a reasonable knowledge of the history of human barbarity would leave little room for further disillusionment.Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
A. Jay AdlerThe Dark History of White Reaction to Black ProtestAs we observe what I will call the Trumpian conservative and white moderate reaction to the current Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests and…Jun 14, 20201Jun 14, 20201
A. Jay AdlerTom Cotton, The New York Times, and the People Who Just Don’t Get ItFor some time now, leading anti-Trump journalist David Frum has offered as the pinned tweet atop his Twitter page, the prediction, “When…Jun 11, 20203Jun 11, 20203
A. Jay AdlerSummer of 1969, A Memoir: Part 2, Goodbye and HelloOn a California Highway to Heaven (and to Hell)Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
A. Jay AdlerSummer of 1969, a Memoir: Why Don’t We Sing This Song All TogetherOnce again the world contradicted itselfAug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019