Kanye West, or Ye, chickened out the moment he was challenged to defend his views on Jews -- in the mildest way -- by Tim Pool on his podcast. West walked out and took his entourage, including antisemitic troll Nick Fuentes, with him.
It was a triumphant moment: first, because West could not defend his views; second, because he showed true cowardice in leaving the set; third, because the snarky Fuentes demeaned himself by scurrying after his new benefactor.
Such is the fate of all bullies: punch back, or even stand up for yourselves, and they flee in terror. I could not imagine a better or mere deserving fate for Ye and crew. No one canceled them; given a platform, they canceled themselves.
It was a victory for America -- not just because hate lost, but because free speech won. Pool showed that debate is the best way to expose and undermine haters -- not cancel culture, which reinforces their victimhood and notoriety.
Obviously, one has to be careful when setting up such a debate; haters will not always be as easy to defeat. But today's haters are not used to being challenged; they create their own bubbles on social media. They cannot withstand scrutiny.
This week's show will be slightly different from the norm: we'll focus on clips and topics, rather than guests -- and that, hopefully, will mean more input from the callers (unless you are all watching football on opening weekend).
Topics:
- The state of the economy
- The fight against crime
- The midterm election fight
- The struggle for peace between Russia and Ukraine
- The airstrike on the Venezuelan drug cartel
- The attempt to sink Kennedy
- The war in Gaza
- The case against Harvard
- The Trump presidency
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This week's Torah portion includes several laws about conduct in civic and personal life, the common theme of which is boundaries -- setting bounds to what one may do at home, at work, and even in the battlefield.
One noteworthy passage concerns Amalek, the evil nation that attacked the Children of Israel as they made their Exodus from slavery to freedom. Deuteronomy 25:17-19 commands Jews to obliterate Amalek's memory.
The South African government accused Israel of genocide on the basis of a story about Amalek in the Book of Samuel, in which King Saul was commanded to wipe out the entire evil Amalekite nation.
Because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quoted this week's portion -- "Remember what Amalek did to you" (25:17), the South African government claimed he was commanding soldiers to commit genocide.
It was an absurd and malevolent misreading of the Bible and of Jewish tradition. The commandment, as observed by Jews today, is to remember the evil of Amalek and fight ...
