i don't like this reality but there it is;

 

 The 2026 US midterm elections are rapidly bearing down upon us, with plenty of major implications for Americans and for the world. I want to take a moment here to offer my thoughts on this pressing matter, and maybe suggest a line of thinking for all those would-be voters out there.dearAs a writer, researcher, and former professor of political philosophy, I have spent much of the past three decades thinking hard about social and political matters—mostly about how we came to be in the present predicament, and how we might get out of it. Like most people, I have a lot of different issues that I worry about. I worry about the economy, gas prices, food prices; I worry about technology and super-AI; I worry about environmental degradation; I worry about governmental incompetence and corruption; I hate to pay taxes. Ideally, in a “free and fair election,” I would assess the various candidates on such issues, weigh their various pros and cons, and then make my choice. Sure, my one vote is all but inconsequential in my state of 10 million and in a nation of 345 million, but still, I typically (but not always) go through the motions and cast my vote.

With the upcoming midterm elections, though, things are different. Now, all my normal concerns seem to fade into second place, with one issue dominating and overwhelming all the others. It is what has long been called the Jewish Question: What should we do about the pernicious Jewish presence and influence in our society?

There are two pieces to this: First, the mere fact that Jews are a pernicious presence in Western society; and second, that there is something we can and should do about it. Let me briefly address both points.........more...........