Lawrence Baron

Laurie Baron

Lawrence (Laurie) Baron, now retired, served as the Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History at San Diego State University. He served from 1988 to 2006 as director of SDSU’s Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies. He was the founder in 1995 of the Western Jewish Studies Association.

He writes two satire columns for San Diego Jewish World: “Humoring the Headlines” under his byline, and “Hounding the Headlines,” under the byline of his dog Elona.

Humoring the Headlines: December 8, 2013

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―As happens this time annually, conservatives are decrying the secular war on Christmas.  Having Christmas designated a national holiday, having a national Christmas tree, and having the media flooded with Christmas advertisements and messages from Thanksgiving until December 25th does constitute a war, but it is being waged against people who […]

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Humoring the Headlines: November 24, 2013

Some songs for Chanukah By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO― Afghanistan (Tune: Oh Hanukah) Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Your future is certain.   . Our troops will defend you To profit Haliburton. There’s no more Osama, To terrorize our land. But President Obama Still fears the Taliban. And while we are fighting, Iran is enriching its core. For domestic

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Humoring the Headlines: November 22, 2013

SAN DIEGO―Republican Congressman Trey Radel of Florida pled guilty of cocaine possession and use this week and blamed his addiction on his alcoholism.  This is the same excuse embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford gave for smoking crack cocaine.  Reporters checking into the drinking habits of the two men have learned that they always ordered rum

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Humoring the Headlines: November 11, 2013

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Now that Chris Christie has presidential momentum, the Tea Party is conducting opposition research to find skeletons in his past.  One researcher is exploring a rumor about him being guilty of marital and political infidelity.  Apparently there is footage of him in a threesome with a democratic president, and a tempestuous

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Humoring the headlines: November 8, 2013

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Since the HealthCare.gov website is still not working properly, Kathleen Sebelius is advising single applicants without health insurance to use the eharmony.com dating website in the hope they will meet and marry someone who already has health insurance. Reeling over charges of plagiarism, Senator Rand Paul has accused his critics of

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Humoring the headlines: October 30, 2013

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Embarrassed over leaks that the NSA monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone, President Obama called her on a secure line to apologize.  The next day he received a briefing from the NSA citing his conversation with Merkel verbatim and reminding him, “Espionage means you never have to say you’re sorry.”

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Humoring the Headlines: October 22, 2013

By Laurie Baron If glitches continue to plague HealthCare.gov, the Affordable Health Care Act is slated to be renamed the Inaccessible Health Care Act. . Dan Snyder, the politically insensitive owner of the Washington Redskins, is considering less offensive names for his team.  Possible alternatives are: The Washington Firewater Drinkers, The Washington Savages, and The

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