Hizballah’s Recent Attack on Israel Could Be a Sign of Much Worse to Come
Who’s deterring whom?
August 9, 2021
Why Scholarship Must Be Defended from the Temptations of Politics
Scholars pursue truth; politicians pursue power.
Today, thanks to postmodern assaults on objectivity on the one hand, and woke radicalism on the other, scholars in the humanities and social sciences have become increasingly willing to make declarations about public life that go beyond the strict confines of their disciplines. Jonathan Sarna, a leading historian of American Jewry, argues that those who do so dangerously abuse their expertise—even when they are acting for a good cause. To illustrate his point, he cites a controversy that ensued in 2019 when a study claimed that “Jews of color represent at least 12-15 percent of American Jews.”
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Twenty Years after a Notorious Terrorist Attack, the Perpetrators Are Still Cashing In
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Why Scholarship Must Be Defended from the Temptations of Politics
Scholars pursue truth; politicians pursue power.
For “Jews of No Religion,” Chabad Hasidism Is the Denomination of Choice
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