Iran Has Successfully Deterred the U.S.
China, Russia, and America’s wishful thinking in the Middle East.
March 8, 2023
The Golden Age of Jewish Baseball Is upon Us
The game that once brought Jews closer to America is now bringing American Jews closer to Judaism.
In an oft-cited scene in the movie Airplane!, a request for “light” reading is met with a flimsy pamphlet titled “Famous Jewish Sports Legends.” But the truth is that Jews were once heavily represented in certain athletic endeavors, especially boxing in 19th-century England and early 20th-century America. Jewish participation in Major League baseball peaked in the 1930s and then steadily declined—except for a spike in the 1970s. Yet that trend has reversed again, as Elli Wohlgelernter writes:
March 8, 2023
Jihadists Have Become the Pakistani Frankenstein’s Monster
Islamabad reaps what it has sown.
How the Hebrew Bible Shaped the Ideas of One of Liberalism’s Founding Theorists
What John Locke learned from Moses.
Why a Leading Nazi Invoked Purim with His Dying Breaths
Julius Streicher and the endurance of anti-Semitism.
The Golden Age of Jewish Baseball Is upon Us
The game that once brought Jews closer to America is now bringing American Jews closer to Judaism.