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August 5, 2016

Thanks to Israel, the Era of Desalination Is Here

Using lava stone.

Costly and energy-inefficient, desalination was long seen as a measure of last resort for obtaining potable water—until about ten years ago, when Israel developed new techniques that have given it a water surplus. Rowan Jacobsen writes:

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August 5, 2016

  1. The Case against Destroying Islamic State

    Let bad guys fight bad guys.

  2. Jewish Day Schools, School Choice, and the Dilemmas of Religious Education

    Can the government encourage private religious education without compromising religious freedom?

  3. What Pope Francis Doesn’t Understand about Islamic Terrorism

    Sometimes, religions do want war.

  4. Thanks to Israel, the Era of Desalination Is Here

    Using lava stone.

  5. A Masterful , and Unsettling, Spy Novel

    Daniel Silva’s The Black Widow.