History | History

Why Can’t the Jews Teach Their Children How to Speak Hebrew? » Mosaic

American Jewry has spent over $100 million in Hebrew education. The results are far from impressive.

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When Students Become Terrorists | The Free Press

The Weather Underground railed against the establishment. Today’s campus protesters are supported by it. Call them the Weather Overground.

Today's History Lesson....

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A Stupid Cartoon and the University Ideology - Liberties

Among the thousand currents of the university turmoil during these last several months, the tiny ripple that most securely caught my eye was a distinctly minor scandal at Harvard back in February, which caused not a single broken window or student riot or

Take me back to the days of The New Republic, where Paul Berman, edited by Leon Weiseltier, published lengthy intellectual analyses of American, European, and Islamic radical thought. It was a different time, when a weekly with a not insignificant readership, cared about ideas.

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“The red star returns,” by Gary Saul Morson

Gary Saul Morson on the specter of communism.

Refurbishing the old ideology was easy. It was only necessary to substitute other, more up-to-date oppositions for 'proletariat' and 'bourgeoisie' so the world could still be divided into virtuous oppressed and evil oppressors. Far from betraying Marxism, this flexibility was just what Marx and Lenin had recommended...."

Books | Books

Book Review | With Critics Like These, Israel Will Be Fine

Despite some solid reportage, these two new books by anti-Zionist academics fail to grapple with the best arguments for Zionism.

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The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

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Who Is Elena Ferrante, Really? - The New York Times

The pseudonymous Italian author has become a worldwide phenomenon. But speculation about who she really is has followed her for years.

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Love Them or Hate Them, This Couple Reign in Russian Literature

For Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, translating together extended naturally from their relationship as husband and wife. Now, it is their life’s work.

Literary translation is an art, not a science….

Politics | Politics

"The glass is a quarter full ... and somehow, we're still here."

Kan TV did a long "public-morale service announcement" on Israeli TV recently, and on this eve of Yom Kippur, we share it with you ....

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Woke Is Here To Stay

The fallout over Tony Dokoupil’s interview of Ta-Nehisi Coates shows that woke ideas have permeated the institutions.

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Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq

Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.

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The U.S. Isn’t Ready for a Modern War

Today, a $3,000 drone can take out a $10 million tank. When will the American military learn that lesson, asks veteran Elliot Ackerman.

Remember this is everything goes to sh*t....

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The Fantasy World of Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Free Press

His new book, ‘The Message,’ is a masterpiece of warped arguments and moral confusion.