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Alternative Facts about Trees and Shrubs

We discuss a surprising vicious debate over trees and shade, and who ought to decide what to plant, when, and where.

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Making War

We discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bid to reduce the number of government ministers who must approve a declaration of war, which some see as Strangelovean megalomania.

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Charlottesville and Jerusalem

Do Israelis, as Israelis, have any special responsibility to act or any message to deliver about the Nazi narishkeit in Charlottesville and the White House?

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Summer of Godlessness

Over the summer, parents’ groups formed across the country aiming to keep religion out of their kids’ schools.

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How Much is Too Much Corruption?

There are corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: how seriously should we take them?

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Women of Influence

What does the Forbes list of the fifty most influential Israeli women say about the state of gender, sex, and sexism in 2017?

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Psychiatric Chic

Two initiatives aim to de-stigmatize mental illness, but probably say more about our anxieties about it than about our open-mindedness towards it.

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Yair in the Middle

Prime Minister candidate Yair Lapid argues that centrism is the new black with a middle-of-the-road, moderation-in-all-things political manifesto.

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