Jay Michaelson

Jay Michaelson writes about law, politics, and LGBTQ issues for The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, CNN Opinion, and his newsletter, Both/And with Jay Michaelson. He was the Daily Beast’s Supreme Court columnist for eight years. Michaelson holds a J.D. from Yale, a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought from Hebrew University, and nondenominational rabbinic ordination. The author of nine books, including the bestselling, God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality, he won the New York Society of Professional Journalists’ “Deadline Club” Award for opinion writing in 2023.

A judge’s gavel over MAGA supporters holding their phones

WOMP WOMP

SCOTUS to MAGA: Your Social Media Conspiracy Dreams Are Bunk

The Intellectual Dark Web’s twisted “Twitter Files” fantasy has ended with a thud.

Jay Michaelson

An illustration including former U.S. President Donald Trump

NO DECENCY

According to Trump, I’m a Rabbi Who Hates Judaism

The ex-president—an ally to antisemites—has appointed himself the arbiter of good and bad Jews.

Jay Michaelson

An illustration including a photo of Jonathan Glazer

OPPOSITE OF ANTISEMITISM

Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech Reflected Best Jewish Values

The “Zone of Interest” director’s comments at the Academy Awards were not antisemitic, not anti-Zionist, and not even all that left-wing.

Jay Michaelson

A photo illustration of Rep. Elise Stefanik.

CANCELATION FOR THEE (NOT FOR ME)

Elise Stefanik’s Calculated Demagoguery on Antisemitism

At a hearing with university presidents, the congresswoman exploited Jewish pain for political gain, and tried to blur the lines between offensive speech and harassment.

Jay Michaelson