Category Archives: Books and Book Reviews

Tanenhaus on Conservatism, Podhoretz on Liberalism

Posted on September 13, 2009 by

Sam Tanenhaus has been getting a lot of coverage for his new book, The Death of Conservatism. I saw him on the Open Mind (Part 1 here and Part 2 here) and C-SPAN this weekend. I’ll post the video from … Continue reading →

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Bob’s Book Meme

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

H/t to Bob for this one on academic books “fit for human consumption”. I have two lists. A “then” list which reflects my politics/perspective in my 20s and a “now” list which reflects my perspective ten years later. You’ll notice … Continue reading →

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Report Back: Hope Not Fear

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

[H/t to Flesh is Grass for encouraging me to post a write up of this event] I recently attended a talk by Edgar Bronfman and Beth Zasloff at Congregation Beth Elohim. The event was held in the sanctuary. Since it … Continue reading →

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Samuel Kassow: Who Will Write Our History?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

Trinity College History Professor Samuel Kassow discusses his recent work, Who Will Write Our History?: Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto on C-SPAN 2′s “Book TV” program. Click here to watch the video. From the Book TV website: … Continue reading →

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Hope Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

[H/t Congregation Beth Elohim] This is happening at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn tomorrow night (7:30PM). I have not read the book but it sounds interesting and it is always a joy to hang with Rabbi Bachman. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Democratiya 16 (Spring-Summer 2009)

Posted on March 10, 2009 by

[Selections from the newest Democratiya. Looking forward to see what changes they make to the format and website this fall.] Michael Walzer: Symposium: For the Two-State Solution John Strawson: Symposium: Time to Compel the Parties? Ghada Karmi: Symposium: For the … Continue reading →

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Rachel Shabi and “Israel’s humiliating discrimination against Arab Jews”

Posted on March 8, 2009 by

[H/t to Point of No Return,  ZWord and TNR] This is a guest post by Point of No Return at ZWord: The Daily Telegraph, Britain’s centre-right mass-circulation newspaper, today carries a review of Rachel Shabi’s new book – unpromisingly titled … Continue reading →

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Books for Soldiers

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

Check this out: During the first Gulf War, several of my friends from school were in the reserves and were activated to fight the Iraqis. CNN reported that once the soldiers were deployed, they were faced with massive downtime and … Continue reading →

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International Zionist Conspiracy Terminates Joel Kovel

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

At least that’s what the loony left would have you believe. The reality is much less sinister. Kovel’s contract at Bard ended and he was let go due to lack of funds and poor student evaluations. Inside Higher Ed reports: … Continue reading →

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RIP: Samuel Huntington and Freddie Hubbard

Posted on December 29, 2008 by

Political Scientist Samuel Huntington, author of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Political Order in Changing Societies, The Soldier and the State and many other influential books has died at the age of 81. Robert Kaplan … Continue reading →

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