Jewish persecution is a historical memor... by Gregg Easterbrook

People Writer Author Now journalist

Jewish persecution is a historical memory of the present generation and people fear it in the present day, and that's why those references are so much more powerful. I just understand that better now.

- Gregg Easterbrook

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People

I think that might have been an element in it, and people have asked me that very thing. Remember, Disney is the majority shareholder, but it is not an operating division of Disney.

- Gregg Easterbrook

Faces People

Inevitably, these sorts of things are going to come back to blow up in people's faces.

- Gregg Easterbrook

Mistake World

But if you could make that mistake and press the send button and the entire world sees it forever.

- Gregg Easterbrook

Sports

I don't think there are many larger lessons to be found in sports.

- Gregg Easterbrook

Controversy Writing Writer

For what I wrote that started this whole controversy, I deserved to be criticized, and I felt bad about writing it. I felt bad mainly as a writer and a thinker.

- Gregg Easterbrook

Punishment

And then ESPN fired me. I did not think that was a fitting punishment.

- Gregg Easterbrook

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