Jacques Berlinerblau

Jacques Berlinerblau (@Berlinerblau; jberlinerblau.com) is a professor of Jewish civilization at Georgetown University. He has written numerous scholarly books and articles on the subject of secularism, his most recent being "Secularism: The Basics" (Routledge). He has also published "Blacks and Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue" (Georgetown) with Terrence L. Johnson. He wishes to thank Denise Altman for her research assistance. He is currently working on "Can I Laugh At That? Comedy in the Age of Cancellation."

Former U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Versailles restaurant in the Little Havana neighborhood after being arraigned at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse on June 13, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Jacques Berlinerblau

Who was the mystery MAGA rabbi who prayed with Trump? We found him — but big questions remain

John Mulaney’s “Baby J” is the latest cancellation comedy reframing a controversial narrative

“Blacks and Jews” authors on Chappelle, Kanye getting caught in the “Black antisemitism” loop

How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade

Will Smith and the function of a slap – what it means for comedy and comedians

Separation of church and state? Let’s get real — that’s over. So what do we do now?

How the Black-Jewish alliance changed America — and today’s struggle for voting rights

After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial “guardrail” — and it’s fatally weak in America

From Philip Roth to Dave Chappelle, how an artist’s “meta move” fuels an endless cancel culture war

Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist’s troubling pattern

Can Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff reinvigorate the Black-Jewish alliance?

Secularists are not atheists