Israel Keeps Saving the World from Nuclear Threats
Audacious, risky, dangerous—and effective.
September 23, 2020
On a Spiritual Quest for Authenticity, Americans Trade Religion for Advertising Campaigns and Internet Newsfeeds
The strange new religion of the self.
In her book Strange Rites—which she previously discussed on the Mosaic podcast—Tara Isabella Burton explores the various quasi-religious clusters of ideas that have sprung up in post-Christian America, from “wellness” and “fandom” to witchcraft and radical political activism. At the heart of all of them is Americans’ burning desire for “a spiritual identity and surrounding community that precisely reflects their values, their moral and social intuitions, their lived experience, and their sense of self.” Michal Leibowitz notes in her review:
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The Dark Side of Holocaust Education
Why should educating children about “hate” provide an antidote to anti-Semitism?
Hizballah Is Moving Its Drug and Money-Laundering Operation to Paraguay
Helping Latin American cartels to smuggle “black cocaine.”
On a Spiritual Quest for Authenticity, Americans Trade Religion for Advertising Campaigns and Internet Newsfeeds
The strange new religion of the self.
High Holiday Prayers Set to Music—Persian Style
Accompanied by a master player of the santur.