How Iran Uses Islamic State to Expand Its Influence
The mullahs want a sectarian bloodbath.
November 24, 2015
A Sprawling Historical Novel with a Profound Message about Jewish Identity
“Like Ben Hur, but bigger and better.”
György Spiró’s novel Captivity, recently translated into English, tells the story of a 1st-century CE Roman Jew named Uri who embarks on epic and life-transforming travels to Judea and Alexandria. Much of the book’s strength, writes Adam Kirsch, lies in its vivid and thoroughly researched depictions of ancient life, but it also has a powerful modern resonance:
November 24, 2015
For John Kerry, Killing Jews and Cartoonists Makes Sense, But Not People “Going about Normal Business”
The secretary of state accidentally spoke his mind.
Lawrence Summers, the Crisis of the Universities, and Israel
The Harvard president violated the three sacred doctrines of campus leftism.
A Sprawling Historical Novel with a Profound Message about Jewish Identity
“Like Ben Hur, but bigger and better.”
Adam Sandler and the Price of Jewish Cool
Pride without meaning or responsibility is a hollow sort of cool.