by Phyllis Chesler Even as Seattle’s Mayor has just shut down CHOPS, Mayor De Blasio and his City Council have ordered the defunding of the NYPD by 1.5 billion dollars. This is misguided, insane, a short-term pyrrhic victory, a long-term disaster. Many crimes are not caused by living in poor ...Read More...

How soon will these so-called “activists” start attacking living human beings? Oh wait. That’s already been happening. by Phyllis Chesler Whenever people suggest that I write about The Moment or about something “relevant, trendy, eye-catching” I usually decline. Only once have I been tricked ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Jean Raspail From now on, in our era of BLM, statue toppling, and no-go zones, conservatives—no matter how distinguished or brilliant they may be, had better not die—for if they do, they risk being insulted in their Obituaries, at least in the pages of the New York Times. Today, ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler I first knew about Juneteenth from my esteemed professor, Ralph Ellison, with whom I studied Literature at Bard College between 1958-1962. Ellison was a consummate gentlemen who always wore a tie, a jacket, and a hat. I thought of him as the soul of “dapper.” Unlike other professors ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler As in Europe, no-go zones are controlled and patrolled by armed thugs and gangs who prey upon their own people. It is far too dangerous for police and for non-Muslims or rather, for non-Islamists. White folk, Jews, media are not welcome and enter at their own risk. Now, ...Read More...

Insurrection - the Gaza-style Intifada, which has dominated campus revolts for a long time - has been on the streets for weeks. by Phyllis Chesler It’s the French Revolution and the Russian and Chinese Communist Revolution in America. Insurrection is the name of the game—and the Gaza-style ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Hello Dear People! I’ve been missing in action because I’m finishing a book. What else can a writer do during a quarantine? Where are all our leaders? They are all missing in action. Why can’t the Mayor organize a massive police force armed with tranquilizer guns? I’ve ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler at Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence Valerie was on a military mission. She moved like a shot, nothing slowed her down. She had only one thing to say, and she’d say it with a gun. She carried her pistol in a paper bag. Valerie looked awkward, menacing, ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Yes, we know that we cannot go back to life as once we lived it, and that, going forward, we must always treasure those who remained on the frontlines, those who are hunting for cures, those who died, and those whom we love. We should know that our lives should have meaning, ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Staying indoors is a privilege, not a punishment, when it is raining outside—as it is today in Manhattan. My weather app tells me that the humidity is 92% and the risk of flu is “high in my area.” Thus, it’s a perfect day to do what I usually do: Read, write, and edit manuscript ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Flowers, flowers, everywhere—and I have the photos to prove it. This group are all fluttering far outside my plague-afflicted city where I sit, happily reading and writing, all the livelong day. From time to time I ask friends to send me photos of Nature—and they most kindly ...Read More...

Elder of Ziyon is a great defender of Israel. Watch the interview here: ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Occupation is a word that dominates most debate about Israel, but the truth is that pro-Palestinian propagandists are occupying Google and Wikipedia to keep debunked narratives alive. This was recently confirmed when I attended a webinar featuring a physician who worked ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Last night, Oxygen aired their program about Florida’s lesbian prostitute serial killer, Aileen Carol Wuornos, for the umpteenth time. This was the first time I watched it and I got to see myself on camera. They successfully covered many points of view as well as the major ...Read More...

by Phyllis Chesler Naomi Weisstein In 1969 a group of feminist psychologists who had been meeting for a year cofounded the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP). I was among them. I was sharing a hotel room with Naomi Weisstein. Back then, I was five feet, four-and-a-half inches tall and ...Read More...