In a recent podcast episode by COMMENTARY, the debate surrounding the extent of liberty both domestically and internationally was discussed.

At the Z3 Conference in Palo Alto, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the theme of "One People, Two Centers, Three Opinions."

In Israeli politics this week, Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss developments on the left, such as upcoming Meretz and Labor primaries and the restoration of the Joint List.

In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh massacre, the author chose to spend Shabbat attending a debate between David Frum and Steve Bannon instead of going to synagogue as part of a call to resist populism.

The Orthodox Union's recent statement about the roles of women in Orthodox synagogues has sparked debate.

Ofer Idels from Tel Aviv University's Department of History delves into the contentious debate within the Jewish community in Palestine prior to the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Berlin, discussing the implications and dilemmas faced at the time.

The text discusses a review by Richard Wolin of Bettina Stangneth's translated book about Adolf Eichmann, sparking a discussion on Hannah Arendt and the concept of the banality of evil.

In 1961, at McGill University in Montreal, Israeli Ambassador Yaacov Herzog challenged British historian Arnold Toynbee to a public debate after Toynbee questioned Israel's legitimacy and compared Zionist treatment of Palestinians to Nazi actions.

Fox News barred Jewish, openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger from participating in their debate despite him meeting the debate requirement of receiving over 1% in some accurate polls, citing that online polls didn't count.

The text discusses the controversial topic of circumcision, focusing on the book "Marked in Your Flesh" by Leonard B. Glick.