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Tag: Intellectuals

0 Politics Communities

Escalations Abroad, Crime at Home

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 10 Oct 2022

The podcast discusses the recent developments in the Ukraine War, including a bridge attack and subsequent terrorist strikes in cities, while highlighting the unusual comments from politicians and intellectuals about these events.

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Scribes without a Torah

Adam Kirsch in Jewish Review of Books · 6 Apr 2022

"The Treason of the Intellectuals" by Julien Benda is a book that discusses the moral obligations and failures of intellectuals.

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The God That Failed

Shalom Goldman in Tablet · 8 Nov 2021

"The God That Failed" is a collection of essays by former communists that gained significant popularity and sparked strong reactions from readers.

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The New American Millennial Right

Park MacDougald in Tablet · 5 Feb 2020

The GOP has seen a shift with the rise of a new American millennial right, diverging from traditional capitalism towards a focus on the working class and middle Americans.

0 Literature History

Letters, Spring 2015

Jewish Review of Books · 9 Sep 2015

The text discusses various letters in the Spring 2015 edition.

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A Conversation with Leon Wieseltier

Leon Wieseltier in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Jan 2015

In this conversation between Abraham Socher and Leon Wieseltier, they discuss various topics such as Yosef Yerushalmi, the renowned historian who was Wieseltier's teacher, as well as David Ben-Gurion's attention to grammatical precision.

0 Israel Music

Press, Profs & Passports

Promised Podcast · 20 Feb 2014

In the discussed episode titled "Press, Profs & Passports," the conversation revolves around the Israeli press's effectiveness, the involvement of academics and intellectuals in Israeli politics, and the nuanced implications of dual citizenship.