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…6 min read·Mar 23, 2016----
PinnedA. Jay Adler“Certain Normal Predicaments of Human Divinity”Let Us Now Praise Famous Men8 min read·Feb 13, 2024----
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…·6 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
A. Jay AdlerComedy and Antisemitism — and Dave ChappelleIn other words, brave, truth-telling comedy is actually truth-independent.·12 min read·Nov 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.·10 min read·Sep 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…·7 min read·Jun 14, 2020--1--1
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…·8 min read·Jun 11, 2020--3--3
A. Jay AdlerSummer of 1969, A Memoir: Part 2, Goodbye and HelloOn a California Highway to Heaven (and to Hell)·14 min read·Aug 21, 2019----
A. Jay AdlerSummer of 1969, a Memoir: Why Don’t We Sing This Song All TogetherOnce again the world contradicted itself·7 min read·Aug 15, 2019----