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December 14, 2023

Can Neighborhoods Restore American Society?

“The very concept of belonging to a place . . . has all but disappeared.”

In his book Fragile Neighborhoods, Seth Kaplan argues that the decline of local communities, where people know one another and feel some sense of belonging, has encouraged such social problems as loneliness, the erosion of faith, and the decline of civic life—with all their attendant consequences. Patrick T. Brown writes in his review:

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December 14, 2023

  1. When Defaming Israel, the “Washington Post” Doesn’t Bother Confirming the Facts

    The anatomy of a libel.

  2. What Shouldn’t Happen after the War

    Avoiding the mistakes of the past.

  3. The Catholic Case against Anti-Semitism

    At the UN, hating Jews is far more than “ineffective malevolence.”

  4. Can Neighborhoods Restore American Society?

    “The very concept of belonging to a place . . . has all but disappeared.”

  5. The Book of Maccabees and the Rabbinic Perception of Martyrdom

    In the Talmud, living for God is even greater than dying for Him.