When It Comes to Iran, Israel Risks Repeating the Mistakes of 1973 and 2023
The nuclear concept.
May 3, 2024
The Religious Impulse in Russian Literature
Christian novels by Jewish atheists.
Unlike the not-so-independent-minded writers attacking PEN America today, Russian writers have had to face real censorship and the possibility of serious punishment for their work—whether they labored under tsarist, Soviet, or Putinist rule. They also did something that I doubt many of today’s writers do: treat religion with deadly seriousness. Gary Saul Morson delves into the subject.
May 3, 2024
The Next Phase of the Gaza War Will Be Different
Hamas is encouraged by the pressures exerted on Israel to minimize casualties.
Writers against Free Speech (for Jews)
“Real freedom of expression is too scary; we’d rather hide in a crowd whose keffiyeh-masked members all shout the same thing.”
The Religious Impulse in Russian Literature
Christian novels by Jewish atheists.
Star Wars, North African Jewry, and the Tenacity of Jewish Music
The rabbi who may have inspired Obi-Wan Kenobi.