Robert Siegel on U.S. Capitol Riots: ‘It’s Like Nothing I’ve Seen Before’
Robert Siegel, former host of NPR’s All Things Considered and Moment's special literary contributor shares his thoughts about the mob events at the U.S. Capitol and how these past few years remind him of the turmoil of 1968. He also reflects on the history of American rebellions and the challenges that lie ahead for the Biden administration. Siegel is in conversation with Moment’s opinion and book editor Amy E. Schwartz.
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When I graduated from Brooklyn College and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1960, a Jewish philanthropist named Sam Melton in Columbus, Ohio invited...
The Books That Got Away
When you become a book review editor, the first thing you notice is how many books get published every year, every month, every week. This...
In Pictures | Insurrection and Anti-Semitism Blend at the Capitol Riots
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Rudy Giuliani’s Soros Obsession
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In Numbers 5:22, a priest orders a woman who is accused of adultery to drink water that is mixed with dust from a tabernacle floor....
What’s the Deal With Iran?
President Joe Biden is not the first candidate who campaigned on a promise to reverse course on Iran.
Israel’s 2021 Oscar Submission: Asia
Israeli director Ruthy Pribar describes her newly released debut feature film Asia as “not easy to watch,” but she hopes it conveys the message that “even when in the darkest part of your life, you can see beauty.”
Book Review | The Failure of Impartiality
Barack Obama’s transformation from youthful and eloquent U.S. Senate candidate to prime-time sensation and putative presidential timber came at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
The Yiddish Yiches of a New Top Diplomat
Should a jealous Jewish store owner keep tabs on his beautiful young wife, seemingly smitten with “a college man”?
Opinion | Will Israelis Embrace Biden?
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Every four or eight years, the United States has the opportunity for a political reset.