Yoram Hazony

The present moment is one of growing discomfort, both in America and in Europe, with the regnant liberal political theory often described as liberal democracy. It is frequently said that the only genuine alternatives to liberal democracy are Marxism and Fascism, but I don’t believe this is . . . . Continue Reading »

Esther is a book of the Bible that does not refer to God explicitly even once. On the surface, it is a story about political intrigue, sex, and violence. Yet the rabbis of the Talmud lavish praise on this work, asserting that there are two portions of Scripture that would never cease to be relevant . . . . Continue Reading »

The writings of Plato and Aristotle are often described as works of reason, as opposed to the Bible, which is said to be revelation”a text that bypasses our natural faculties to give us knowledge directly from God through a series of miracles. This assumption about the revealed character of . . . . Continue Reading »