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Emma Goldman’s speech to an affluent club recalls a moment in American history when liberals fought for the First Amendment

Oct 26

It’s not so easy to separate Kanye’s anti-Jewish tirades from his artistic greatness—both spring from his paranoid ego, writes Ross Anderson.

Oct 12

How repeated failures and setbacks paved the way for NFL quarterback Nick Foles’ greatest victory

Oct 6

In Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, the great playwright finally mourns his own lost Jewish past

Sep 28

A transgender student forced out of a yeshiva in Jerusalem less than a month after moving to Israel, speaks with The Scroll

Sep 22

Everyone at the National Conservatism Conference in Miami could explain why the internet is damaging society—but do any of them have a plan for what…

Sep 20

Laugh Out Loud—everything matters!

Sep 14

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