So true.
David Mamet writes quite long and wordy essay (he is a writer after all) about the beginning of his journey from liberalism to conservatism. He is not there 100% yet, and he retains some of the old views as well. But he selected for himself quite good teachers - Thomas Sowell, Milton Friedman, Paul Johnson, and Shelby Steele - so we have a hope for him to grow over his old prejudices as well.
Speaking about prejudices - NPR’s reflexive pro-Palestinian stance begins to annoy him. And he honestly describes that in one paragraph of the quite long essay.
And you, ladyjane and Natchez Hawk cry foul because of that? On his not finished yet journey from liberalism to conservatism he, among other things, as a Jew, finds NPR stance no longer acceptable (that separates him immediately from oh too many liberal Jews that eat up whatever NPR feeds them, no problem). A logical steppingstone on his journey. I'd say: welcome home, David, no second too late (actually a bit overdue, but better late than never).
You, ladyjane and Natchez Hawk, bring canard of double loyalty. How do you like to be accused of double standard to Jews?
ya’ll beat me to it and said it much more concisely than my meandering
i read about this months ago in of all places Vanity Fair or maybe Vogue (wife’s)