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Forward As fires burn in LA, has Trump found his Reichstag fire moment? 9 Jun 2025
Robert Zaretsky draws a provocative historical parallel between the Reichstag fire of 1933 and recent events in Los Angeles, where protests over immigration ...
9 Jun 2025
Forward At the forefront of French opposition to the war in Gaza, the superstar rabbi who inspired an HBO series 1 Jun 2025
Delphine Horvilleur, one of France's few female rabbis and a renowned public intellectual, has sparked controversy by speaking out against the war in Gaza an...
1 Jun 2025
Forward De Gaulle would weep at the soullessness of Netanyahu and Trump 25 May 2025
Tensions between France and Israel have recently escalated amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, highlighting a diplomatic rift that echoes historical shifts ...
25 May 2025
Forward This Jewish mathematician understood why Trump is a terrible poker player 24 May 2025
The article discusses the impact of Jewish mathematician John von Neumann's work, particularly his 1944 co-authored book "Theory of Games and Economic Behavi...
24 May 2025
Forward A great Israeli author's searing reflection on Oct. 7 would be a must-read — if you could find it in English 17 May 2025
Dror Mishani's latest work, "The Ground Floor," diverges from his celebrated crime novels to offer a raw, journal-style reflection on the events following Oc...
17 May 2025
Forward In this Hegelian age, we should be talking about Herzl, not Trump 30 Apr 2025
In exploring the philosophical concepts of Hegelianism and how they relate to contemporary figures like Donald Trump, Robert Zaretsky posits that rather than...
30 Apr 2025
Forward No, Pete Hegseth and Itamar Ben-Gvir don't look alike — but that's where the differences end 28 Apr 2025
Pete Hegseth and Itamar Ben-Gvir, despite distinct appearances, share unsettling similarities in their political roles and approaches. Both figures embody a ...
28 Apr 2025
Forward Shackled, imprisoned and subjected to false accusations, Kilmar Abrego Garcia recalls the fate of Captain Alfred Dreyfus 21 Apr 2025
The piece juxtaposes the historical Dreyfus Affair with contemporary events surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, linking both to themes of injustice and antisem...
21 Apr 2025
Forward Trump's followers see a savior, but Jewish historians know a false messiah when they see one 12 Apr 2025
Robert Zaretsky draws a parallel between the perceived messianic enthusiasm surrounding Donald Trump and the historical episode of Sabbatai Zevi, the 17th-ce...
12 Apr 2025
Forward Following an Orwellian 'Liberation Day,' is a doublethinking America on its way to becoming another Oceania? 7 Apr 2025
Robert Zaretsky explores the chilling parallels between George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" and contemporary America, emphasizing how antisemitism, totali...
7 Apr 2025