Sometimes one’s most hypocritical enemies can suggest a clue to one’s own problems without meaning to. This applies most of all to the outgoing Obama administration,...
What is the center of gravity, hence point of vulnerability, of the Netanyahu Government, indeed, of any Israeli government? Answer: Israel’s democratic reputation.
“To speak of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as the ‘three Abrahamic faiths,’ the ‘three religions of the Book,’ or the three monotheisms, obscures rather than illuminates....
Daniel Kurtzer recently denounced Donald J. Trump’s choice of David Friedman as US Ambassador to Israel. A closer look at Daniel Kurtzer would give salient instruction...
“True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
The key to understanding Hebraic civilization shows itself in parasha (weekly Torah portion) Lech-Lecha, which portrays the character of the first Jew.
Have you ever heard parents lament over how their children pay more attention to the gifts under the tree at Christmastime than to the reason for...
Yale, originally a College, has undergone profound change since the 18th century, as one may glean from this discussion on Wikipedia.
“Human passions unbridled by morality and religion…would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net.” – John Adams
Perhaps it’s just a tall tale, but President Harry Truman reputedly said that a statesman is nothing but a dead politician. As is well known, however, Harry...