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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.
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SCOTUS to MAGA: Your Social Media Conspiracy Dreams Are Bunk
WOMP WOMPThe Intellectual Dark Web’s twisted “Twitter Files” fantasy has ended with a thud.

According to Trump, I’m a Rabbi Who Hates Judaism
NO DECENCYThe ex-president—an ally to antisemites—has appointed himself the arbiter of good and bad Jews.

Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech Reflected Best Jewish Values
OPPOSITE OF ANTISEMITISMThe “Zone of Interest” director’s comments at the Academy Awards were not antisemitic, not anti-Zionist, and not even all that left-wing.

Elise Stefanik’s Calculated Demagoguery on Antisemitism
CANCELATION FOR THEE (NOT FOR ME)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.

George Santos Is the Most Comically Dumb Con Man of All Time
A TRUE AMERICAN HEROWhere Donald Trump’s corruption and deceit have torn apart this country, Santos’ was merely laughable.

Israel-Hamas War Has Scrambled the ‘Cancel Culture’ Tribes
VICE VERSA“Free Speech Warriors” are AWOL now that it’s pro-Palestinian voices getting canceled, and leftists have suddenly dropped the premise that ideas make people unsafe.

Georgia Indictments Started a Fight That Democrats Will Win
THE ‘MIDDLE’ ISN’T MAGATrump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election is going on trial. And the more the public learns the gory details, the worse it’ll be for Republicans.

Why Don’t Trump’s Critics on the Right Want Him Prosecuted?
FALSE CHOICEEx-GOP Rep. Justin Amash, a stalwart Trump opponent, wants him punished at the polls, not the courtroom. But the ex-president committed crimes, beyond politics.

SCOTUS’ Incoherent Decision on Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination
NO WEDDING WEBSITE FOR YOU“You can’t refuse services to gay people, but you can refuse a gay wedding,” the Court essentially said in its “303 Creative v. Elenis” decision. Is there a difference?

Supreme Court Is Poised to Chip Away at Same-Sex Marriage
DRIP, DRIP, DRIPOn its own, the case about a religious web designer is narrow. But in context, it’s about denigrating gay marriage and paving the way to eliminate it.
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