The Silent Death of the Israeli Left
The ideals are gone, but kindergartens are full.
April 28, 2020
If Religion Has Become Peripheral in the West, It’s Not Solely Because of Science
Stumbling into the great ditch.
Reviewing a recent biography of John Stuart Mill that focuses on the British philosopher’s attitude toward religion, and a recently published book that looks at the diminishing authority accorded in contemporary culture to the supernatural, John Cottingham examines what these two books have to say about the secularization of the West. Cottingham finds more merit in the latter book, written by Paul Gifford, but nonetheless contends that its core argument is unconvincing:
April 28, 2020
On the Day of Remembrance, Don’t Forget That Hamas Uses the Bodies of the Dead as Bargaining Chips
Remember Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul.
Half a Century Ago, Elie Kedourie Understood That Neither Zionism Nor Western Imperialism Was the Cause of the Middle East’s Problems
A great historian who saw through the conventional wisdom.
If Religion Has Become Peripheral in the West, It’s Not Solely Because of Science
Stumbling into the great ditch.
Remembering a One-of-a-Kind Life Devoted to Jewish Education
Marvin Schick, in memoriam.