Modern Hebrew, especially military and political jargon, tends to reflect the state of the nation. ...
A glutton for punishment, I recently slogged my way through all 316 online comments attached to a New York Times piece in which two Howard University officials, Brandon Hogan and Jacoby Adeshei Carter, defended themselves against the accusation by Cornel West and Jeremy Tate in The Washington Post that their ...
Back to normal can be a blessing—as it is for a vaccinated public after COVID-19. ...
More than a week after the most recent Israeli election, Israelis are still trying to find a way to make
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Following Israeli election returns is not for the faint of heart. With four elections (so far) in less than two
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Hope swelled in many hearts when President Biden indicated he would deep-six the prior administration’s “Deal of the Century,” which would have enshrined Israel’s creeping annexation and ever-expanding settlement project and forced Palestinians to accept a state with as much contiguity as the Caribbean islands. ...
In the previous issue, Moment asked if electronic surveillance threatens democracy. Rachel Levinson-Waldman, deputy director of the Liberty and National
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Sometimes a single truth, belatedly discovered, can change one’s world view with surprising swiftness. ...
Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, attention has turned to the multiple strains of violent extremism flourishing at home. ...
We’re living with an unprecedented threat to free speech, with much of today’s public discourse controlled by a handful of companies with unsurpassed wealth and power—companies whose capitalization values exceed the economies of major developed countries. ...
What undermines democracy is the use of electronic surveillance by government without tight limits: judicial oversight, transparent policies and publicly available information after the fact. ...
Five days after the U.S. elections, my husband and I enjoyed a rare Pilates class between lockdowns. ...