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Josh Szeps

Josh Szeps

Josh Szeps is the host of the podcast Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps.

Mourners gather at Bondi Pavilion’s floral memorial at for victims of the massacre on Sunday.

What kind of Australia do we want to be? Let’s stop dodging the hard questions

The Bondi massacre is a tipping point. Now, confronting serious points of tension is a precondition for sustaining a successful multicultural society.

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Charlie Kirk and I swam in similar circles as podcast hosts and commentators, though we disagreed on everything.

The dangerous logic behind the killing of Charlie Kirk

Political extremism isn’t caused by other people saying things you don’t like. It’s caused by those people having no constructive way to air their frustrations.

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A woman holds an Israeli flag with red paint on it to resemble blood as protesters block a main road during a rally calling for a hostages deal on September 13, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

My grandmother fled the Holocaust. Now it’s time for Jews to abandon Israel

Until Israeli politics can radically reorient itself, it’s time to construct a vision of Jewishness that’s independent of the state that pretends to act on our behalf.

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Elon Musk saying civil war is inevitable is not inciting violence. Here’s why

Beware the online-harm brigade, or we’ll have police on our doorsteps as fast as we can say boo online.

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No cops at Mardi Gras isn’t a moral triumph, it’s fuzzy-headed victimhood

The apparent killing of these two beloved young men is sickening. But uniformed police have marched in the Mardi Gras parade for more than a quarter of a century.

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