The Invisible Black Man Speaks
Mumia "Obsidian" Ali talks about the experience of the Abandoned - working class American Black men left to fend entirely for themselves.
Author: Avi Woolf
Baltimore, Moynihan and the Invisible Black Man
The solution to Baltimore, and to the Black community in general, lies in recognizing the problem of the invisible and discarded Black man.
Austria-Hungary’s First World War
The Battle of Galicia is finally given its rightful place as one of the titanic clashes of August 1914 alongside the Marne and Tannenberg.
A Minority Report for Israel’s Right
Until now, Israel's right has let the left set the tone for discussions of non-Jewish minorities. Here's how they can change that.
When Czarist Russia Committed Suicide
A new documentary promises to finally tell the story of WWI from the Russian perspective.
BDS and the Dilemma of Jewish Liberal Academics
The recent success of BDS have forced a thorough response by liberal Jewish academics. The book tells us as much about them as it does about BDS.
The Church of Agranat and Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein's report on CIA torture is part of a long history of choosing "justice" over solutions, something Israel is all too familiar with.
Bashing Israel as Group Therapy
The New Yorker's recent articles on Israel make sense as the effort of liberal diaspora Jews to cleanse their conscience at Israeli expense.
Europe’s ‘Other’: A Response to Natan Sharansky
The post-liberal atmosphere Natan Sharansky sees is rooted in disdain for non-Western Europe - of which the Jews were a vital part.
Patriotism and Dissent: Not a Zero-Sum Game
Contrary to the far left, there are ways to dissent and reform government conduct without blackening the country's name in public.
The Jewish Holy War in Galicia, 1914-1916
For the Jews, the fight against the Russian Army in Galicia in WWI was far from "futile" or "pointless".
Hasbara – What’s It Good For, Anyway?
Thousands of Jews and Israel supporters engaged in Hasbara daily during Protective Edge. But how effective is it?
The Shots That Started the First World War?
The First World War was the result of deliberate and conscious action, not accidental and impersonal forces.
Versailles: The Root of All Evil?
A new History Channel Docudrama claims Versailles was the main cause of WWII. Too bad it's not true.
Prelude to Lebensraum? Germany’s Occupation of Eastern Europe in WWI
Was the German conquest of Eastern Europe in WWI a prelude to Hitler's racial Armageddon? Not when you look at the facts.
Packs, not Herds: Those Cowardly Frenchmen
For too long, the French have been derided as militarily incompetent cowards. The WWI Centennial is a chance to put that myth to rest.
Packs, not Herds: The Great Exodus of WWI
In WWI, over half a million Jews were sent into exile, not by a Pharoah, but by paranoid Russian generals.
Packs, not Herds: A Conservative Take on 21st Century Scientific Progress
Science and innovation may be 'inevitable', but how we use it is not.
Packs, not herds: Compared to what? On the Industrial Revolution
In his inaugural blog post, Mida's English editor Avi Woolf takes on one of the great myths of history - the "intolerable conditions" of Industrial Revolution workers.
Jews and the Military: A New Perspective
Contrary to popular perception, Jews have been defending themselves and fighting in armies long before the State of Israel.