Politics & Current Affairs
The foreign-policy expert joins us to explain how China seeks hard power and not just economic influence in the region.
After the Great Disruption, a new renaissance can emerge, marrying Jewish classical education and novel technology, and confronting the cultural crisis with Jewish exceptionalism.
There probably aren’t many interviews out there with State Department officials in which the topics of discussion include Genesis, Plato’s Republic, and the philosophy of John Locke.
Partly because they believe that the original party to God’s covenant may help them keep the faith in a rapidly secularizing world.
It’s an enigma that’s vexed demographers for 40 years. The answer turns out not to be natural disasters or pandemics, or even economics, but something deeper: a decline in religion.
Most American Jews no longer vote in a way that sets them apart from non-Jews. But a growing subsection stands out.
The Israeli general and security expert joins us to talk about what’s going on, who might be responsible, and how Iran might retaliate.
The school-choice advocate joins us to talk about what the just-released ruling means for education in America generally, and for Jews specifically.
Two nominal U.S. allies aligned against U.S. interests.
The author of Strange Rites joins us to talk about the expansion of spiritual energy into nearly every domain of contemporary life, from shopping to health to politics.
The humanities professor joins us to talk about “cancel culture” and the many new varieties of online shaming.
Only after fleeing Iran have I been able to perceive my home clearly, and what disturbs me the most are not the political or economic issues there but the social and sexual ones.
What the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have been one of the hardest-hit groups in Israel and elsewhere. Why?
