Cui Bono? No One
Medium
A coronavirus-fuelled attempt at understanding the self-destructiveness of the privileged
Publication Date: March 6, 2020
Theme: Denial, Ignorance and Stupidity, Miscellaneous, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Writings
Here you can find a record of almost all my publications – from scholarly journal articles to newspaper articles – listed with the most recent first. In most cases there is either a downloadable pdf or a link to the publication itself. You can search by publication type (academic, non-academic, book reviews etc), by theme and by keyword. Enjoy!
If everyone was a little bit shameless, it might deflate the ‘anti-woke’ right
The Guardian
The human need for transgression is key to the backlash. Liberals must allow room for this without it harming others
Publication Date: March 2, 2020
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
The failure of the laughable left
Medium
An addendum to my Guardian article ‘If everyone was a little bit shameless, it might deflate the ‘anti-woke’ right’
Or: Why choose Richard Burgon when you could have Mark Francois?
Publication Date: March 2, 2020
Theme: Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Beyond Sound and Vision
RSA Journal, Issue 2 2020
Technology has always favoured sight and hearing: might the Covid-19 pandemic encourage innovation related to our other senses?
Publication Date: March 2, 2020
Theme: Miscellaneous
Category: Journalism and essays
Labour’s antisemitism crisis is unsolvable without some wary pragmatism
The Guardian
The Board of Deputies has 10 pledges for the leadership candidates, but there is surely a limit to how much any political party can represent a single group
Publication Date: January 28, 2020
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Marching towards a different kind of solidarity: Reflections on anti-racism for Martin Luther King weekend
Medium
This was intended to be delivered as a lecture to an interfaith Erev Shabbat service for Martin Luther King weekend 2020 at Congregation Mishkan Israel, in Hamden, CT. At the last minute I was unable to attend.
Publication Date: January 17, 2020
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Conflict Resolution, Civility and Dialogue
Category: Conference papers and lectures, Journalism and essays
The Battle to Frame the Defeat: Four responses to the UK’s general election. (Contributor)
Dissent
Publication Date: December 24, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Lessons for the US from the UK Labour Party antisemitism crisis
Medium
The danger of self-fulfilling prophecies
Publication Date: December 20, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
Young Jews are reviving the Jewish left – will they succeed?
Vashti
Publication Date: December 9, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
British Jews’ fears have become a political issue – but they must be taken seriously
The Guardian
We may not emigrate in large numbers if Corbyn gets into No 10 – but having our bags packed is how we articulate our anxiety
Publication Date: November 26, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Politics
Category: Journalism and essays
It’s Complicated: The Status of anti-Semitism in Contemporary America and Britain
Haaretz
Interview by Dina Kraft
Publication Date: October 29, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Interviews
Climate Emergency: A New Immigration Approach
Monitor
Article suggests that my approach to anti-racism in 'Strange Hate' could provide a secure foundation for welcoming mass immigration following catastrophic climate change.
Publication Date: October 1, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
The fear of being a “bad Jew”: a response to David Graeber
Open Democracy
Will left anti-racists defend the "bad Jew"? Fear comes also from the fear that some might not.
[A response to this article by David Graeber: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/first-time-my-life-im-frightened-be-jewish/]
Publication Date: September 10, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
How the Jews Ruined Anti-Semitism
Tablet
[Extract from 'Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity']
Why Jewish self-determination is inconvenient to the aims of hate
Publication Date: August 8, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
The Normal Anti-Semite
Tablet
[Extract from 'Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity']
Why so often in history has it been permissible to speak in disparaging ways about entire subsections of humanity, and why does it seem to be that way again?
Publication Date: August 7, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
John Cusack Is What Happens When Anti-Semitism Becomes Convenient
The Forward
Publication Date: June 18, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate
Category: Journalism and essays
Don’t Fall For Selective Anti-Semites Just Because You’re Their ‘Good’ Jew
The Forward
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness
Category: Journalism and essays
A dull sort of ache
Boundless
Keith Kahn-Harris on the modern anti-semitism game he doesn't want to join
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Theme: Antisemitism, Racism, Hate, Jews, Judaism and Jewishness, Personal/Memoire
Category: Journalism and essays