“Hatikvah” Must Remain Part of Israel’s Public Life
The delegitimization of Israel’s foundational idea.
June 13, 2018
Courts Have No Business Determining the “True” Requirements of Any Religion
An important aside in the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.
Writing for the majority in the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case of the Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, Justice Anthony Kennedy noted that “it hardly requires restating that government has no role in deciding or even suggesting whether the religious ground for [a] conscience-based objection is legitimate or illegitimate.” Howard Slugh believes this point very much worth stating, and argues that it has particularly important consequences for Jews:
June 13, 2018
Some Lessons about Alliances, Human Rights, and North Korea from President Obama’s Iran Policy
Working for the peaceful expansion of liberty is not a sucker’s game.
Yes, the Palestinian Authority Allocated $360 Million to Rewarding Terrorists
The PA is making no secret of it.
Courts Have No Business Determining the “True” Requirements of Any Religion
An important aside in the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.
A Galilean Synagogue Demonstrates the Architecture of the Earliest Extant Jewish Houses of Worship
The ruins at Baram.