The gentleman's agreement with Paul Coates reminds me that almost no one has written about the fact that Robert Caro's son went to prison for embezzling from seniors and was disbarred. Not Caro's fault, but remarkable how almost nothing has been written about it in a mainstream publication whereas a different kind of writer or celebrity would be forced to account for the misdeeds of a child.
Bravo, Daniel. Reading "The Case for Reparations" had that Orwellian effect on me, then hearing Coates at the New York Institute for the Humanities amplified it. But an oracular voice has indeed replaced its more open and interesting predecessor (although I do agree with the assessment of the Palestinian problem, both the reality and the reporting).
I don’t want to be one of those people who uses the flaws of Israel’s critics to deflect critique of Israel. I think Netanyahu’s regime is pretty shitty, and the war in Gaza pretty indefensible. That said, I don’t buy Coates’s full throated anti-Zionism, the idea that the project was corrupt and colonial from day one. It is in fact more complicated than that, even as some of what Israel is doing is just bad in an uncomplicated way. IMO
This is excellent.
The gentleman's agreement with Paul Coates reminds me that almost no one has written about the fact that Robert Caro's son went to prison for embezzling from seniors and was disbarred. Not Caro's fault, but remarkable how almost nothing has been written about it in a mainstream publication whereas a different kind of writer or celebrity would be forced to account for the misdeeds of a child.
https://www.law.com/almID/900005561389/
Whoa. Had no idea.
Bravo, Daniel. Reading "The Case for Reparations" had that Orwellian effect on me, then hearing Coates at the New York Institute for the Humanities amplified it. But an oracular voice has indeed replaced its more open and interesting predecessor (although I do agree with the assessment of the Palestinian problem, both the reality and the reporting).
I don’t want to be one of those people who uses the flaws of Israel’s critics to deflect critique of Israel. I think Netanyahu’s regime is pretty shitty, and the war in Gaza pretty indefensible. That said, I don’t buy Coates’s full throated anti-Zionism, the idea that the project was corrupt and colonial from day one. It is in fact more complicated than that, even as some of what Israel is doing is just bad in an uncomplicated way. IMO
Nicely done, and very generous. Brothers, fathers & sons, this is starting to get a Russian vibe. Keep up the good work.