Republican JV squad squanders opportunity
Jordan FriedmanSep 07, 2023
Now that the Republican B-List debate is in the books, it is time to take note of the fundamental problem facing the GOP in this election cycle: its voters.
Electoral reform, not judicial reform
Jordan FriedmanAug 03, 2023
The best of Israel has been in its streets and squares for months protesting against an attack on democracy.
Full disclosure
Jordan FriedmanJul 06, 2023
“I am the law!” Announcing his arrival on a scene of lawlessness in a post-apocalyptic action-thriller, Sylvester Stallone’s title character, Judge Dredd,...
SRO removal: best of plans, worst of plans
Jordan FriedmanJun 01, 2023
It was the best of plans, it was the worst of plans. With apologies to Dickens, this adaptation of his words aptly describes a tumultuous year for the Denver Public...
I and Thou
Jordan FriedmanMay 04, 2023
My preferred pronouns are “I” and “Thou.” Martin Buber’s philosophy posits that the purest form of a relationship occurs when the connection between parties...
The tigers are all of us
Jordan FriedmanApr 05, 2023
The 2022-23 Denver Jewish Day School Tigers Boys Basketball team are champions. Before the final buzzer sounded and regardless of the scores, this writer and proud...
Faith-based economics
Jordan FriedmanMar 02, 2023
The current standoff over the debt limit will probably get resolved, most likely at the 11th hour.
Jewish skin
Jordan FriedmanFeb 02, 2023
I met A. B. Yehoshua in the summer of 1991. In a lecture about classical Zionist ideas, he added his own rhetorical flavor. Jews of the Diaspora have a Jewish skin, he...
Being ‘woke’ is the first step in teshuvah
Jordan FriedmanJan 05, 2023
As Maimonides teaches, being “woke” is a spiritual objective, causing one to wonder why the concept is viewed by some with such emotional antipathy.
