Politics & Current Affairs
Jewish teachings have shaped Western civilization from the beginning. How can Jews build schools that encourage the rising generation to take this responsibility seriously?
Why is a silly new documentary about anti-Semitism that breathlessly reveals David Schwimmer has “never felt white, ever” getting such a rapturous response?
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of our favorite stories from this year. Today, we focus on Israel, Jews across the world, and on contemporary politics.
A professor of Russian and Jewish studies joins us to talk about the tenuous situation of Russian Jews and their leaders.
The new leader of an important Washington think tank feels that cultural renewal is just as important as policy reform. Why does he think that and how does he intend to accomplish it?
Why haven’t more American Jews joined the many Asian-American students and their parents protesting a policy reminiscent of the 1920s?
The foreign-policy analyst joins us to talk about his recent essay “Overmatch.”
Until recently, campus BDS resolutions were being used to penalize companies doing business in or with Israel. This week’s podcast guest explains how he helped put a stop to it.
Do America’s legal guarantees of religious liberty make it easier for legislatures to place a burden on religion in the first place?
Bureaucratic institutions apply a patina of objective, empirical rigor over human judgements that are fundamentally subjective and too often anti-religious.
The growing administrative state can pose grave problems for religious liberty. Can it also provide solutions?
The Israeli political analyst joins us to talk about the upcoming election, and the tribal identities that play into it.
If outsiders listen to leaders of the community rather than reformers on the margins, they’ll be more likely to come to agreement. Just look to Israel, where a new precedent was set.
The nation is fighting about religion more than ever. The reason why has as much to do with a change in the nature of the government as it does with a change in the culture.