Spring 5770 / 2010, no. 40From the Editors:A Study in HateBy Assaf Sagiv Essays:The Tower of Babel and the Birth of NationhoodBy Daniel Gordis A unified humanity is an age-old dream - one that the Bible completely rejects. Henry James's Critique of the Beautiful Life By R.R. Reno What the great modern author had to say about ethical responsibility and the dangers of excessive freedom. The Sad State of Israeli Radicalism By Assaf Sagiv Those waging a moral crusade against Zionism from within are getting desperate, and it's bad news for everyone. Reviews:In Praise of ChutzpahReviewed by Robert J. Strom, Alyse Freilich Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer Dreams from Our Fathers Reviewed by Daniel Mandel Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto by Mark R. Levin Correspondence:Carol McNeil and Benjamin Kerstein debate the merits of A Serious Man |
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The Magician of LjubljanaThe totalitarian dreams of Slavoj Žižek. |
Rammstein’s RageHeavy metal and the return of the Teutonic spirit. |
God's Alliance with ManBy adopting the features of ancient treaties, the Bible effected a revolution in the way we relate to God and to each other. |
The Spectacles of Isaiah BerlinThe twentieth century's greatest liberal was anything but a pluralist |
Cruel BritanniaAnti-Semitism in Britain has gone mainstream. |