Water Over Rocks

Explorations of Jewish Life Today

Deciphering the American Jewish experience.

Stories to read while the world is on fire.

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

Five years ago, I wrote Trump wanted to be an American Fascist. Now that he's 10x worse, I'm launching "Wrecking America" to slow his march to Caesarism based on my decades as Public Advocate, lawyer & author, including 3 books on Mr. Clockwork Orange.

Musings both non-fictional and fictional (it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference)

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

Opening the future by understanding the past.

A Substack about books, culture and politics--with a heavy dose of Robert Musil's The Man Without Qualities. Work by Benjamin Anastas and others.