Day: May 10, 2010

T. S. Eliot Is Not Obliged To Love Me

T. S. Eliot is not obliged to love me. The topic of anti-semitism comes up often when this great poet and literary critic is mentioned, but I think it’s a sign of our chronic over-sensitivity that we consider it a moral felony of the highest order for a poet to … Read the rest

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Reviewing the Review: May 9 2010

This is going to be one of the hardest blog posts I’ve ever written. Not because it’s painful, but because the topic is controversial, and I’m going to be arguing with a giant, and my words could be very easily misunderstood. I want to talk about Jewish identity, Israel and … Read the rest

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