How to Strengthen the U.S.-Israel Alliance
Collaborate against Iran and reaffirm the Sharon-Bush letter.
November 18, 2016
Where the New Science of Morality Went Wrong
The neurobiology bait-and-switch.
As the fields of neurobiology, evolutionary biology, and social science have yielded better understandings of moral reasoning and its origins, some have claimed that their findings can be used to establish moral truths. James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky, reviewing three recent books on the subject, argue that the authors engage in a bait-and-switch: advertising a new science-based morality that can sweep away the confusion generated by philosophers and religious thinkers, while offering nothing of the sort:
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Iran Pushes the Envelope on Complying with the Nuclear Deal, While Inspectors Give Cover
The IAEA report “borders on deception by omission.”
Misreading the Arab Spring in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Arab fall.
The Enduring Value of Liberal Education, and Its Special Meaning for Jews
What universities have lost.
Where the New Science of Morality Went Wrong
The neurobiology bait-and-switch.