Why Courting Qatar Won’t Help to Restrain Russia
The terror-supporting emirate is too closely aligned with Moscow.
February 4, 2022
How the Cumulative Wisdom of the Generations Shapes Resilient and Moral Societies
The case for traditionalism and tribalism.
Drawing on his recent book Judaism Straight Up, Moshe Koppel explains the merits of traditions and tribal loyalties—so often dismissed by those in the modern West—in conversation with the economist and Shalem College president Russell Roberts. Among much else, Koppel explores how economic theories can explain the workings of traditions, the bankruptcy at the heart of the greatest debate in the history of ethical philosophy, and the compatibility of Orthodox Judaism with libertarianism. (Audio, 69 minutes. A transcript is available at the link below.)
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Amnesty International Once Defended Soviet Dissidents. Now It’s Reviving Soviet Talking Points about Israel
Joining the jackals.
Unprecedented Holocaust Commemorations in Cairo and Abu Dhabi
Remembering Arabs who rescued Jews from the Nazis.
How the Cumulative Wisdom of the Generations Shapes Resilient and Moral Societies
The case for traditionalism and tribalism.
The Not-So-Secular Gershom Scholem and Orthodox Judaism
The legacy of the great scholar of Jewish mysticism.