Low Blow
Last week’s staff bloodbath at the Washington Post was a travesty for American journalism, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreWashington Post owner Jeff Bezos would be served well by viewing the classic film “Citizen Kane,” writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreAs a former award-winner himself, Michael Olesker has a message for President Donald Trump about everything those fancy awards get you.
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Interfaith leaders recently gathered at a press conference at a Lutheran church in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, to speak out against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. (Courtesy of TC Jewfolk, via JTA)
Minneapolis is a wake-up call to the nation and should inspire us all, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreJack Smith’s hearing last week before the House Judiciary Committee was an orgy of egos, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreMichael Olesker writes about Baltimore native Dr. Jay Himmelstein, who in an homage to Bob Dylan wrote about the killing of the 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of three by an ICE agent.
Read MoreMinneapolis is just the beginning of the Trump administration’s intensification of its campaign of lies and violence, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreMichael Olesker says it’s time to honor Nancy Pelosi and the D’Alesandro family with a museum in Little Italy. After all, history was made here.
Read MoreMayor Scott’s end-of-the-year report on the state of the city misses the point, writes Michael Olesker.
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Brigitte Bardot is shown here in Venice in 1958 with her boyfriend at the time, French-Jewish musician Sasha Distel. (Wikipedia)
For young men growing up in the 1950s, the late Brigitte Bardot transcended cultural lines and sexual norms, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreA time will come when the antics and observations of President Trump will no longer amuse the majority of Americans, writes Michael Olesker.
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