The Rising Threat of Political Hate Speech

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "The Rising Threat of Political Hate Speech."

This week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative leader connected with younger generations, exposed a disturbing rise in political polarization and violent rhetoric. Social media’s celebration of his murder reflects a troubling shift, especially among younger people, toward viewing political opponents as existential threats rather than fellow citizens. This dehumanizing language has dangerous historical precedents and creates a toxic atmosphere where violence becomes justifiable. To protect the future of American democracy, urgent reforms are needed in education, media, and politics to promote balanced dialogue, fair reporting, and bipartisan cooperation. Without decisive action, the nation risks deepening division and unraveling the very fabric of its democracy.

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The Rising Threat of Political Hate Speech

Campus Protests: Time to Pay the Piper

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "Campus Protests: Time to Pay the Paper."

Right now, hate-filled anarchists, Marxists, and radicals are foaming and frothing at the mouth, very sure of themselves, and giving phony press conferences, posting “legal observers,” and surrounding and terrorizing innocent people, while the authorities and law enforcement seem to do little to nothing.

Every one of these bad actors has had their fun and lived out their fantasy of independence and “saving the world” (not!) and now it is time when they will pay the piper for their knowing misdeeds. The parents, institutions, “professors,” and our politicians need to wake up now, restore truth and order, and salvage what is left of the shattered credibility and lives of these unfortunate and misguided souls.

 

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Campus Protests: Time to Pay the Piper

Jew-Hate Shouted Aloud

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "Jew-Hate Shouted Aloud."

We were walking to synagogue today for Shabbat services, and were taken aback when out of the window of a speeding car someone yelled, “Heil Hitler!”...While I value all the freedoms we have in this country, including the freedom of speech (especially as I am a writer), I am concerned that if the anti-Semitism can’t be addressed through law enforcement action when it’s at the verbal stage of offense then what does that leave—it has to escalate to violence for the police to be able to take action against the haters and perpetrators?

Just as it is illegal to yell “fire” in a crowded theatre and cause danger to the public, I believe that shouting vile hatred and incitement should be illegal for the same reasons. We don’t need to be able to punish people for thought crimes, but we do need to be able to protect people from hate-mongers who are openly leading up to violent expressions of their deep-seated Jew hatred, by identifying hate speech as a bona fide illegal and punishable crime.

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Jew-Hate Shouted Aloud