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Irving Kristol’s God

Tom Wilson

Having long been regarded as the godfather of neoconservatism, Irving Kristol is well known for his political writings. Less well known are his essays on religion. And yet, the...

Europeโ€™s Euthanasia Craze

Tom Wilson

The case of Frank Van Den Bleekenโ€”the Belgian murderer and rapist who requested to be euthanized rather than spend life in prisonโ€”has provoked its fair share of comment. And...

Britainโ€™s Baby Burning

Tom Wilson

The British public is currently being scandalized by the revelations that hospitals there have been incinerating the remains of aborted infants as clinical waste, in some cases doing so...

Jews and the Persecution of Christians

Tom Wilson

In aย  recent interview regarding America, Israel, and the wider Middle East, Malcolm Hoenlein, the long-serving head of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, spoke out...

Marc Chagallโ€™s Jewish Crucifixions

Tom Wilson

What are a series of paintings featuring the crucifixion doing on show at New York’s Jewish Museum? After all—as the museum’s senior curator acknowledges—some constituents may find such a...