An American Diplomatic Mission to the Palestinian Authority Doesn’t Belong in Jerusalem
Once again, Israel is being treated like no other nation.
July 28, 2021
Private Sins Aside, Philip Roth’s Biographer Fails to Understand His Jewish Context
“I don’t want you to rehabilitate me”—just to give me the last word.
This year saw the publication of two biographies of Philip Roth, who died in 2018 after a long, controversial, and much-celebrated literary career. In her review, Judith Shulevitz focuses on the one written by Blake Bailey, whom Roth carefully chose for the job. To Shulevitz, the work is marred by an excessive willingness to accept its subject’s view of things—which is no doubt what Roth intended:
July 28, 2021
Tunisians Are Disenchanted with Islamist Rule
The recent coup didn’t kill democracy—just acknowledged its death.
Germany Shouldn’t Remain Silent about Iran’s Anti-Semitism
A deeply entrenched policy of appeasement.
When One of America’s Leading Non-Hasidic Rabbis Praised the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Two men with much in common.
Private Sins Aside, Philip Roth’s Biographer Fails to Understand His Jewish Context
“I don’t want you to rehabilitate me”—just to give me the last word.