Neutrality Is Part of the Red Cross’s Mission. But It Always Sides against Israel
Yesterday, it again cooperated with Hamas.
January 31, 2025
In Judaism, Politeness Isn’t a Secondary Virtue
Good manners precede the Torah.
A few years ago, amid much lamentation of the coarsening of civic discourse, a debate emerged in conservative circles about the relative importance of civility, with some arguing that it is a “secondary value.” At first glance, this seems an entirely reasonable claim: after all, politeness can’t possibly trump, say, the sanctity of human life. Yet the Jewish tradition suggests the exact opposite, with the ancient rabbinic adage that “derekh eretz [literally, “the way of the earth”] precedes the Torah.” Moshe Taragin explains that
January 31, 2025
Why Iran Won’t Give Up Its Terrorist Proxies
The problem with diplomacy.
What Jimmy Carter’s Fondness for “Imagine” Reveals about His Morally Stunted Worldview
Imagine no free countries . . . and no freedom of religion too.
In Judaism, Politeness Isn’t a Secondary Virtue
Good manners precede the Torah.
The Wonders of a Grand Anglo-Jewish Manor
A visit to the Rothschilds’ home in Waddesdon.