Hamas Just Suffered a Tactical Defeat. But It Also Has a Failed Strategy
“The French went back to France and the Americans to America. But the Jews have nowhere to go.”
May 25, 2021
How Religion Contributes to American Prosperity
A value that goes beyond dollars.
While it may seem counterintuitive, if not sacrilegious, to place a dollar value on the service of God, a 2016 study tries to do just that, concluding, in Brian Grim’s words, that “religion is responsible for $1.2 trillion of socioeconomic value annually to the U.S. economy.” This number includes the economic value of congregations and other religious institutions, as well as “faith-based, faith-related, or faith-inspired businesses.” But Grim argues that this contribution is different from that of, say, a business that employs the same number of people.
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Why the Anti-Israel Left Can’t Condemn Anti-Semitism Without Condemning Islamophobia
Cover for inciting violence against Jews.
Europe May Finally Be Ready to Make Its Peace with Israel
In the most recent round of fighting, European capitals were surprisingly supportive of Jerusalem.
To Turn to Judaism Is to Turn toward Life
A lesson from the new hostility toward fertility.
How Religion Contributes to American Prosperity
A value that goes beyond dollars.