Jewish Leadership, Religion, and Identity, from Samuel to the Present Day https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/religion-holidays/2017/02/jewish-leadership-religion-and-identity-from-samuel-to-the-present-day/

February 17, 2017 | David Wolpe
About the author: David Wolpe is rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the author of, among other books, Why Be Jewish? and Why Faith Matters. He can be found on Twitter @RabbiWolpe.

Why should King David be considered a better ruler than his predecessor King Saul? What messages does the book of Samuel carry for today’s politics? Is Ḥasidism superior to other form of Judaism? Why should secular Jews embrace Zionism? Can a Jewish case be made for capitalism? David Wolpe discusses these and many other questions in conversation with the economist Tyler Cowen.

Read more on Medium: https://medium.com/conversations-with-tyler/rabbi-david-wolpe-leaders-religion-israel-identity-7c159c2ed2d