Shana Tova

As another new year begins at 36 Chambers, I look back, realize that we've been doing this for 5 years now, and I still suck at this game...  So here's to five more years of sucking and last-minute posts to make sure that I have something most every day of the week.  And that our…

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Roosevelt The Anti-Semite

Bryan Caplan has a good note on Franklin Roosevelt's attitude toward "The Jews." I'm of two minds about this.  First, yes, absolutely it's correct.  Before the 1950s, WASPs tended not to be very friendly toward the Jewish population, and a significant subset of the WASP population was downright hostile.  I also believe that this attitude…

Why I Like Paco

It's not just the fedoras, the noir, the Che stories, the book reviews.  No, it's also the smackdowns. Furthermore, if Israel _were_ like North Korea, you'd figure that people on the left would like it...

Passed Over

Passover is over.  Now I can get back to two of my favorite food groups:  processed carbohydrates and caffiene-infused beverages made mostly from high-fructose corn syrup.  Mmm...syrup... On the plus side, I did discover chocolate-covered matzot this year.  These were great for breakfast, taking over admirably for cereal in providing me the morning sugar shock…

Naturally…

In Tianjin, there's an old synagogue.  Unfortunately, it appears that there isn't a Jewish community around any longer.  But never fear---there's a Chabad in Peking...

Older Notes

- Paco lets loose one of our (many) Zionist secrets. They're not secret if you keep broadcasting the fact...sheesh... - Bob Murphy does a good critique of Scott Sumner's position. One thing I really like about Sumner is that he's in pretty good humor about being in the minority on an idea, and takes it…