Kahane Lives On
Although he came to prominence in Israel, as the undisputed emblem of the far-right, Rabbi Meir Kahane was a quintessential American Jew, claims Prof. Shaul Magid in his new book
Read MoreAlthough he came to prominence in Israel, as the undisputed emblem of the far-right, Rabbi Meir Kahane was a quintessential American Jew, claims Prof. Shaul Magid in his new book
Read MoreAfter reporting on the cruelest wars of the late 20th century, journalist and cultural critic David Rieff concluded that remembering history was no defense against repeating it, and could even be a culprit
Read MoreDr Yair Wallach discusses the changing nature and meaning of text – from stone inscriptions to street names to business cards – in Jerusalem of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Read MoreTimothy Brennan’s new biography of Edward Said, the feted Palestinian-American scholar, explores the different aspects of a quintessential 20th-century intellectual
Read MoreProf. Dan Rabinowitz discusses the role of the Middle East as both a major generator and a primary victim of climate change
Read MoreProf. Amichai Cohen explains the changing role of the High Court of Justice in maintaining the checks and balances of Israeli democracy
Read MoreHow did governance and governability become a partisan issue? And what is the role of the public service in safeguarding the will of the people?
Read MoreWe take a detour to follow the path of American nudists (intellectually). From the late 19th century to the prudish post-war years, through to the let-loose sexual revolution, historian Sarah Schrank reveals all, in her book “Free and Natural: Nudity and the American Cult of the Body”
Read MoreThe putative omnipotence of Vladimir Putin has led many to view Russia as a uniquely autocratic country. Timothy M. Frye argues that Russia is neither completely unique, nor primordially prone to strongman leadership – the explanations are far more complex
Read MoreA historian’s hunch led Nancy MacLean to the archives of James McGill Buchanan, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who also incidentally became the patron saint of the Koch brothers. Her book sparked a controversy as deep as her subjects
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