By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There has been a lot of anger directed at “the elites” recently in numerous democracies. The Financial Times tells us “above all, they reject the elites that dominate the […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Lots of people have suddenly become aware of Nazis and hate parading on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, where one person was killed in a car-ramming […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In recent weeks Israel has been rocked by numerous corruption scandals. It has also been rocked by historic disputes with diaspora Jews, particularly Americans, over such […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The Bible, particularly the Old Testament or Torah and Tanach, has many passages that focus on the minutiae of life. For instance it is very specific […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN After the apparent terror attack in Charlottesville, there were a lot of condemnations of the white supremacists who held the rally. There was also condemnation for […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At BBC “trending” there is a story about “Canada debates women in ‘religious headgear’ buying lingerie.” It’s the latest article to make us suffer through allegations […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Does it seem a bit ironic that Europeans established the International Criminal Court and legislated various forms of universal jurisdiction conveniently after they had just ended […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN As oped editor you see it all. As an oped editor dealing with Israel, you sometimes get submissions that say things like “rising anti-semitism is understandable […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Remember those “logic games” from the LSATs in the US, the test people take for law school? A and D must occupy consecutive time slots. C […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Sometimes I feel like western “civilization” today is basically a calculated exercise in mass social engineering attempting to get people to believe the opposite of what […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 