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Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky edits the online comics-and-culture website The Hooded Utilitarian and is the author of the book Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-48.

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War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism

Henry Kissinger, war criminal, opponent of democracy, and architect of genocide, died this week. Depressingly, though not a surprise, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) rushed to praise him, tweeting…
Noah Berlatsky
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Religion Dispatches

Is It Immoral to Believe in Miracles?

Whether it’s the Christmas miracle, the dreidel proclaiming that “a great miracle happened there,” or Saturday Night Live poking fun at the miracle narrative, ‘tis the season for miracle mentions to become commonplace.
Noah Berlatsky
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Religion Dispatches

Come Hell or High Water: How the Melodrama of Disaster Leaves Us Vulnerable

Disaster has a clarifying glamour. It promises to highlight virtue and reveal iniquity. Therein lies the problem.
Noah Berlatsky
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