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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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opinion

SCOTUS to MAGA: Your Social Media Conspiracy Dreams Are Bunk

WOMP WOMP

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

Jay Michaelson | Published Jun 26, 2024
opinion

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

NO DECENCY

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

Jay Michaelson | Published Mar 19, 2024
opinion

Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech Reflected Best Jewish Values

OPPOSITE OF ANTISEMITISM

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 | Published Mar 12, 2024
opinion

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.

Jay Michaelson | Published Dec 06, 2023
opinion

George Santos Is the Most Comically Dumb Con Man of All Time

A TRUE AMERICAN HERO

Where Donald Trump’s corruption and deceit have torn apart this country, Santos’ was merely laughable.

Jay Michaelson | Published Nov 16, 2023
opinion

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.

Jay Michaelson | Published Oct 20, 2023
opinion

Georgia Indictments Started a Fight That Democrats Will Win

THE ‘MIDDLE’ ISN’T MAGA

Trump’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.

Jay Michaelson | Published Aug 17, 2023
opinion

Why Don’t Trump’s Critics on the Right Want Him Prosecuted?

FALSE CHOICE

Ex-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.

Jay Michaelson | Published Aug 07, 2023
opinion

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?

Jay Michaelson | Published Jun 30, 2023
opinion

Supreme Court Is Poised to Chip Away at Same-Sex Marriage

DRIP, DRIP, DRIP

On 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.

Jay Michaelson | Published Dec 06, 2022

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