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Author: Adam Levin

Adam Levin writes about politics and media, is a board member of the United Nations Association of St. Louis, and is an accomplished trombonist.

Instead of BDS, support progressives in Israel and Palestine

July 3, 2015 Adam Levin International One comment

When Noam Chomsky thinks the Left has gone too far, it’s probably time for some reassessment. The famed intellectual and linguistic philosopher wrote an

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The end of classical conservatism (and why that’s bad for progressives)

April 27, 2015 Adam Levin Republicans One comment

Recently, I heard an interview with David Brooks on NPR, in which he promoted his new book The Road to Character. I haven’t read

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AFCON 2015: A thrilling story of sports, corruption, and resistance

January 16, 2015 Adam Levin International, Sports Leave a comment

With the rash of unjust police shootings, all eyes are on the home front, so to speak: Americans are talking about racial inequality and

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Israel’s elections: Crucial to understanding the conflict’s future

December 12, 2014 Adam Levin International Leave a comment

Social media speculation is hypocritical on a number of issues, but Israel is a particular example. The “Fuck Israel” Facebook pages and posts grew

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Absolutism in political novels and in political reality: The Iron Heel

November 10, 2014 Adam Levin History, Ideas, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

One of my favorite essays of all time comes from old-school conservative writer Whitaker Chambers. In the late 1950s he reviewed Ayn Rand’s thousand-page

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Anti-feminism on and off the internet: Thoughts about #gamergate

September 30, 2014 Adam Levin Gender issues, Women 5 comments

The controversy surrounding an event known to the internet as “Gamer Gate”, or “#gamergate,” if you prefer, has lead me to reflect on some

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Immigration foes say, “Immigrants steal our culture.” Why they are wrong.

September 3, 2014 Adam Levin Immigration, Republicans Leave a comment

I recently saw a Facebook post entitled, “Here’s All I Want.” It included four wishes: “Obama: Gone!” “Borders: Closed!” Language: English!” “Culture: U.S. Constitution

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ISIS: A tragedy, but also an opportunity

August 7, 2014 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, International Leave a comment

By now, the world has heard about the so-called caliphate set up around Mosul in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

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