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On March 19, 2019, the world press widely reported that the chief executive of Volkswagen (VW), Herbert Diess, apologized for... But sometimes miscarriages of justice can be even worse than the Hudspeth case. In 1906, Ed Johnson, a black man, was convicted of raping Nevada Taylor, a white woman, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and sentenced to death. His victim had not been able to describe her attacker and wasn’t even sure if he was black or white. Johnson appealed the conviction, on the basis that his constitutional rights had been violated; no blacks had been allowed on the jury, and he shoul...

Marjorie Taylor's Greene fantastical antisemitic claims have a response in the Torah.

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, ‘Do you trust me?’ This is often a loaded question, without a clear or safe answer. In Disney’s Aladin, it’s asked by a conman turned hero. Sometimes just asking the question is an invitation to trouble. Outside of a very limited group (mostly relatives), my inclination would be to ans...

Image: Photo by Taylor Wilcox on Unsplash It is not my “only” favorite song in the hit “Hamilton,” but Non-Stop is one of my favorites: Why do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time? Ev’ry day you fight, like you’re running out of time”. Such were the words about Alexander Hamilton sung (if I recall accurately) by his wife Eliza. It was fun, it was true to the perception we were having about Hamilton himself. He was running out of time and was writing up a storm.

Being Unharmed By Chopped Liver Gershon Hepner is a poet who has written over 25,000 poems on subjects ranging from music to literature, politics to Torah. He grew up in England and moved to Los Angeles in 1976. Using his varied interests and experiences, he has authored dozens of papers in medical and academic journals, and authored "Legal Friction: Law, Narrative, and Identity Politics in Biblical Israel." He can be reached at [email protected] Gershon Hepner is a poet who has written over 25,000 poems on subjects ranging from music to literature, politics to Torah. He grew up in England a...