Benjamin Wittes

Just to set t he phrase “T o rah Code” he r e evenly sp a ced at ten c h aracters, I c onsumed a l o t of time an d misplaced e nergy. Putting nouns, verbs, and modifiers together in intelligible prose is hard enough, but trying at the same time to lace your prose with readable secret . . . . Continue Reading »

”The only difference between a cult and a religion is a hundred years,” said the editor of a prominent Washington weekly in turning down a proposal for an article on the Church of Scientology. The particular editor in question is devoutly secular, so it’s not too surprising that he . . . . Continue Reading »