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Spring 5770 / 2010, no. 40


From the Editors:

A Study in Hate
By Assaf Sagiv


Essays:

The Tower of Babel and the Birth of Nationhood
By 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 Chutzpah
Reviewed 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


From the
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Jews and the Challenge of SovereigntyIs "Jewish state" a contradiction in terms?
The Gaza Flotilla and the New World DisorderINGOs are trying to reshape world politics at the expense of the nation-state.
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.
Civilians FirstOnly in Israel does concern for the safety of soldiers override the state’s obligation to defend its civilians.
Far Away, So CloseHow the commandments bridge the unbridgeable gap between God and man.

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