Four Cubits

In this episode, Jeff and Eli continue their discussion of the BDS movement and explore their differences on the nature of the State of Israel.

Show Notes:

To read Larry Derfner's 972 piece on the ASA boycott, click here.

In this episode, Jeff and Eli discuss the American Studies Association's recent resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions and the BDS movement in general.

Show Notes:

The American Studies Association Resolution on Academic Boycott of Israel

Jeffrey Goldberg's response to the resolution.

Omar Barghouti's response to the resolution.

Peter Beinart's response to the resolution.

David Lloyd's response to Peter Beinart.

In this episode, Jeff and Eli are joined by Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor to examine Pew's A Portrait of Jewish Americans more closely.

Show Notes:

To read more about Dr. Benor, click here. 

To explore Dr. Benor's book, Becoming Frum, click here.

In this episode, Jeff and Eli wrap up their conversation about racism and antisemitism and move on to their next topic, the landmark Pew survey of American Jews.

Show Notes:

To read the survey in its entirety, click here.

To read Eli's scale of racism, click here.

In this episode, Jeff and Eli dig a little deeper into positive racism and the empirical problem of generalizing about people groups. They also tackle some recent examples of racism in the news in an attempt to apply some of these concepts.

Show Notes:

The remarks that got Martin Bashir fired from MSNBC.

The lawsuit against Bob Dylan.

Kanye West's controversial remarks on The Breakfast Club.

In the inaugural episode of Four Cubits, Jeff and Eli talk about the definition of race, who qualifies as an antisemite, and the conceptual difficulties associated with talking about racism and antisemitism.

Show Notes:

Read Eli's review of Daniel Goldhagen's The Devil That Never Dies  here.

Read Eli's essay How To Criticize a Jew  here.