Plato, the Hebrew Bible, and the search for the best regime.

And what we can learn from it today.

Lessons without simplistic messages.

Tola ben Puah.

The Jewish roots of our democracy.

A human being must not forget that he is a king himself.

Why the Torah appropriates images from pagan Egypt in describing God’s revelation.

The statesman, rabbi, and businessman who led Spanish Jewry through its most tragic period.

Can we believe the Torah? And can we find therein political wisdom?

A handbook for nurturing the civic virtues necessary for self-government.

Politics must be as moral as possible if a nation is to flourish in the long run.

Reading the Bible as a justification for liberty.

Along with the independent judiciary and limited government.

Jewish vulnerability and Jewish heroism.