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September 5, 2018

God, Loneliness, and the End of Love

Of psalmists and sex dolls.

Last year, Britain sent a man to jail for importing a sex doll designed to resemble a child; whether such objects ought to be contraband will no doubt be debated in the U.S. soon enough. Kevin Williamson, seeing in this question a symptom of the West’s moral crisis, wonders how civilization got to this point, and looks to religion for answers:

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September 5, 2018

  1. Why the Oslo Peace Process Succeeded in Coopting Israeli Leaders

    A unique case in which one party to an agreement was amenable to its wholesale violation.

  2. Donald Trump’s Chaotic Friendship with Israel

    And the dangers of trusting Russia.

  3. The Real Reasons Palestinian Leaders Don’t Want Arabs to Vote in Jerusalem’s Election

    A fear of democracy and its benefits.

  4. God, Loneliness, and the End of Love

    Of psalmists and sex dolls.

  5. Making an Ultra-Orthodox Middle Class

    Can Israeli Ḥaredim adopt bourgeois virtues?