Author: David Polansky
By David Polansky • Dec 16,2008

The real Bill Ayers?

I realize that a lot of folks were quite up in arms over this rather sanctimonious op-ed that appeared last week in the paper of record, in which former terrorist...

By David Polansky • Dec 15,2008

An even sincerer form of flattery

Reading this Kissing Suzy Kolber post execrating my hometown of Baltimore, I couldn’t help but be almost honored that someone would put so much time and effort into a city...

By David Polansky • Dec 14,2008

On empathy, cont’d

Damir is correct in his addendum that such was my intended meaning, though in retrospect I worded it pretty badly. I would certainly agree with him that intimate knowledge, if...

By David Polansky • Dec 13,2008

In which I out myself as a geek

Well, I’m certainly pleased that HBO has green-lit one of my favorite series on the planet. I’ve long hoped for something like a fantasy version of The Wire: something with...

By David Polansky • Dec 12,2008

Why do we do this, anyway?

In a long, provocative post on Jews and dual loyalty (watch as I go right past the interesting controversial stuff and head straight for the ephemera!), Freddie remarks on how...