Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan, Tablet Magazine’s “Righteous Gentile” columnist, is the cultural news editor of Newsweek/The Daily Beast.

Hiding Judaism in Copenhagen
In Denmark, known for its historic tolerance, Jews are now threatened and told to remove their ‘Jewish hats’
byMichael Moynihan
Gun Control and the Holocaust
Gun-rights advocates cite Nazi laws in their defense of the Second Amendment. Is the comparison fair?
byMichael Moynihan
Behind the Veil of Islamophobia
The murder of Shaima Alawadi isn’t a sign of increasing prejudice, but of writers’ credulousness
byMichael Moynihan
What the Islamists Get Right
It’s time to admit that banning Mein Kampf while allowing anti-Islam cartoons is a double-standard
byMichael Moynihan
Hitler on the Campaign Trail
Republican and Democratic politicians are reviving a favorite Nazi debating point this election season
byMichael Moynihan
Jonah Lehrer’s Deceptions
The celebrated journalist fabricated Bob Dylan quotes in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works
byMichael Moynihan
An Anti-Semite for Congress?
New York City councilman Charles Barron is a defender of Qaddafi and Mugabe and a foe of Israel
byMichael Moynihan
Nazi Collaborators or Victims?
With a reference to ‘Polish death camps,’ Barack Obama stumbled into a debate about World War II
byMichael Moynihan
Holocaust Agitprop in Berlin
A film of nude people playing in a gas chamber is but one piece aiming to shock at the Berlin Biennale art show
byMichael Moynihan
Racial Profiling
The killing of Trayvon Martin was almost universally understood as racism. So, why is the Toulouse murderer just an “overgrown adolescent”?
byMichael Moynihan
Disinformation: ‘Pravda’ May Be Gone, but Now There’s ‘Russia Today’
Russia’s propaganda machine is stronger than ever thanks to cable network RT. Its Syria coverage offers the proof.
byMichael Moynihan
Busted
The Canadian magazine Adbusters sparked the Occupy Wall Street movement. It also has a weakness for Israel-bashing conspiracy theories.
byMichael Moynihan
Still Terrible
Why the Germans are right to prosecute 89-year-old John Demjanjuk
byMichael Moynihan