Zionism, the Jewish nationalist philosophy that underlies the state of Israel, entails two kinds of essentialism: Jewishness for Jews and anti-Semitism for gentiles. In other words, no matter how hard they try, Jews cannot stop being Jewish and gentiles cannot stop being anti-Semites. (But see Shlomo Sand’s How I Stopped Being a Jew.)
Fat Amy Follies Break the Bank
The F35 continues to disappoint. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else. Incentives matter. You want to see over-promise/under-deliver fixed? Limit total compensation for the top 10 executives in any year they miss their own promises. It's really that...