A Front-Row Seat to Polarization
Emily Tamkin is no stranger to hostile reactions to her work. A journalist and author focused on the intersection of politics and religion, she routinely writes about contentious topics—her first book, for example, examined the right’s obsession with George Soros. Yet she received more hate mail than ever after an article with a seemingly innocuous title: “Jews you disagree with are still Jews—even if they feel differently about Israel.”
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