David Baron
ARTICLES BY: David Baron
A Comedy Mogul Taught Us That People Need People
I recently conducted the funeral of Budd Friedman, who founded a network of improv comedy clubs, where countless comedians’ careers were launched. He was a...
Ideas for Combating Antisemitism in 2021
Much has been written about the recent rise in antisemitic activities, and much of the blame has been incorrectly attributed to white supremacy. While right-wing...
Re-exposing Mel Gibson’s Antisemitic Hate
Recently, Winona Ryder recalled Mel Gibson's racist comment asking her if she was an "oven dodger," referring to the Nazis gassing and cremating millions of...
From Coronavirus to Curfew
A friend who recently moved to Los Angeles from London last year told me, “I came here during raging fires, then coronavirus, and now riots...
What Elie Wiesel Would Have Told Trump
The late Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel stood up to Ronald Reagan when the 40th president visited the graves of Nazi war criminals in Bitburg, Germany in...
