Only Destroying Hamas Can End the Cycle of Violence
Contra its apologists, the jihadist group isn’t fighting for self-determination.
November 19, 2024
How a Great African American Historian and a Great Jewish Historian Fought the Narratives of Victimhood
Albert Murray, Salo Baron, and the lachrymose conception of history.
The essayist and critic Albert Murray (1916–2013) famously argued that jazz and blues should be understood as an expression of the unique artistic traditions of American blacks rather than a “collective reaction to the experiences of slavery and segregation as such.” When he first encountered this argument, Warren Zev Harvey was immediately reminded of the works of the great Jewish historian Salo Baron:
November 19, 2024
Iran’s Next Move Might Not Be Aimed at Israel
Don’t Read Too Much into China’s Rhetorical Shift on Israel
Beijing can now bring itself to say “hostage,” but it still sides with Hamas.
How a Great African American Historian and a Great Jewish Historian Fought the Narratives of Victimhood
Albert Murray, Salo Baron, and the lachrymose conception of history.
Refuting the Myths about Biblical Sacrifice
Two Christian scholars try to make sense of Leviticus.