I totally agree, Erika. I've missed his voice lately, and this essay in Sapir was Jacobson at his best. I remember that one of Jeremy Corbyn's most antisemitic comments was that British Jews "don't understand English irony." Read anything by Jacobson, and you'll see that he sits solidly within the fine tradition of British irony going back at least to Jonathan Swift. And this piece in Sapir packs plenty of it! Thanks for sharing. Marjorie
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