jeffjacoby.bsky.social
I'm a husband, a father, a Jew, a reader, a writer, a politically homeless conservative, and a longtime columnist at The Boston Globe. Reach me at https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/columnist/jeff-jacoby/
👤 Joined on 15 November 2024
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@jeffjacoby.bsky.sociali read stuff like this and can genuinely angry at guys like jd vance who insist that this country belongs to some narrow vision of the "native born"
Show PostThere are problems with immigration, from Somalia and elsewhere, and laws should be enforced. This is fundamental. But I remember my 8th-grade math teacher, Abdi Bashir, from Somalia. When it comes to Americanism -- America 101 -- I'll take him over MAGA any day.
Show PostIn a brilliant example of the Streisand Effect, he managed to call international attention to the words of Ronald Reagan, highlighting his massive break with the conservative icon. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Show PostThis @jeffjacoby.bsky.social column on political repentance reminds me that Ron Chernow goes in-depth on U.S. Grant’s expulsion of Jews during the Civil War and his subsequent remorse. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/o...
Show PostEugene Volokh analyzes Trump's Rosie O'Donnell snit. In brief, Trump has offered no evidence that O'Donnell has taken any of certain actions "with the intention of relinquishing U.S. nationality," and in the absence of such intention, his powers are limited to the capacity to cope and seethe.
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