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The Solomon Scandals novel, politicians, the media, the Washington area, tech and other surrealism:

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November 2, 2018 Jewish topics / Politicians

Jewish casino billionaire is major Trump donor: Stop enabling bigots, Sheldon Adelson

Donald Trump is still demonizing billionaire George Soros and other “globalists,” just as he did in a 2016 campaign commercial

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May 9, 2011 Media / Politicians

‘Hillary Clinton deemed too sexy for Jewish newspaper’—so it zaps her from White House photo

Actually, any woman would have been too sexy in this case. In line with its no-females-in-photos rule, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish

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February 10, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

Kafka, Proust, Roth classics lead Jewcy.com list: ‘The 50 Most Essential Works of Jewish Fiction of the Last 100 Years’

For every two Jews, said David Ben Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel,  three opinions exist, and maybe when

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December 6, 2010 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

Leonardo DiCaprio may convert to Judaism: Five reasons for President Obama to do likewise (satire alert)

Groucho Marx once said any club that would admit him wasn’t worth joining. Marx was Jewish, of course, as am

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November 6, 2010 Jewish topics / Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

Blame Ayn Rand for Rand Paul and Clarence Thomas? Are politicians and judges what they read?

Are politicians and judges what they read? Senator-elect Rand Paul is a “big fan” of Ayn Rand, the ultimate novelist

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October 8, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

Philip Roth’s new novel: A do-it-yourself ‘Nemesis,’ plus a few thoughts on Roth vs. e-books

Philip Roth was an evil literary influence on me. I don’t write like him, but love his sarcasm, irony and

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June 15, 2010 Media / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Truman dog quote

About Helen Thomas: Oy! But keep her name on the SPJ journalism award

I know—I’m a few days behind on the Helen Thomas controversy—but I wanted to reflect. This was a little close

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May 2, 2010 Building collapses / Lorain, Ohio / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Kent State Massacre 40 years later: ‘Get set!’ ‘Point!’ ‘Fire!’ orders said to be in enhanced recording

Four Kent State University students—including Bill Schroeder, an ROTC cadet whose funeral I wrote up for the Lorain Journal—died 40

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