Equating Islamophobia with Anti-Semitism Is Illiterate and Repugnant
A historical and moral scandal.
June 8, 2018
What the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Means for the Constitution, and for the Jews
A case of discrimination, or of heresy?
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against the Colorado civil-rights commission, which had tried to fine a baker for declining to make a custom wedding cake for two male customers. In conversation with Jonathan Silver, Yuval Levin examines the competing claims of equality, religious freedom, and freedom of speech this case involved and urges Jews to take its implications seriously. He suggests that the effort to punish the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop can be understood as an attempt to punish heresy against a certain kind of progressive liberalism that threatens to become a sort of state religion. (Audio, 12 minutes. Options for streaming and download are available at the link below.)
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The Obama Administration Helped Iran Circumvent Sanctions and Then Lied about It
White House-sanctioned money laundering?
What the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Means for the Constitution, and for the Jews
A case of discrimination, or of heresy?
What’s behind the Protests in Jordan, and What They Mean for Israel
The regime’s economic dilemma.
A Rare Translation of the Mishnah into Judeo-Arabic
From the Cairo Genizah.