April 18

Thoughts of a Mormon on Buying Whiskey from Jews

On leaven and legal fictions.

The recent attacks show that the U.S. must take the lead.

Treading dangerously close to the good-Jews/bad-Jews dichotomy.

A new online course explains the ideas behind the words.

The room where Napoleon slept, and how precious artifacts escaped to Switzerland.

Learning from a rejected liturgy.

The attack was designed to succeed, not to fail.

“Don’t” isn’t enough.

A dinner-time protest.

A grandfather’s postcards tell of his last days under the Nazis.

New research on old vessels.

And a look at the technologies that will be used next time.

But Iran may have miscalculated.

It’s better to plan a response properly, even if it takes time.