India Is Becoming a Middle Eastern Power
And that’s good for the U.S., although not in the way Washington imagines.
July 21, 2023
David Ben-Gurion’s Political Theory
A state that places the individual front and center.
While demokratiyah has been the motto of the demonstrators who have for the past months gathered daily in Israel’s public places, it is a very specific notion of democracy that they support, one which deviates from the more majoritarian understanding that animates the present government. Arguably that majoritarianism adheres more closely to the vision of David Ben-Gurion. Nir Kedar, in David Ben-Gurion and the Foundation of Israeli Democracy, explores what exactly that vision was. Allan Arkush writes in his review:
July 21, 2023
David Ben-Gurion’s Political Theory
A state that places the individual front and center.
The German Gentile Who Made a Career as a Jewish Critic of Israel
“As a Jew . . .”
The “Family Miracle” Behind Utah’s Prosperity
High social capital, low government regulation, and stable families.
How the Economics of Observance Work against Kosher Restaurants
Yet customers will keep coming back.