Bernard Avishai

Bernard Avishai lives in Jerusalem and New Hampshire. He is a visiting professor of government at Dartmouth and an adjunct professor of business at Hebrew University. His most recent book is Promiscuous: "Portnoy’s Complaint" and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness. He is also the author of The Tragedy of Zionism and The Hebrew Republic.

Letters Letters

Locked up in Alabama… Ben-Gurion changes his tune…

Apr 22, 2014 / Letters / Our Readers and Bernard Avishai

Truman’s Folly?

Truman’s Folly? Truman’s Folly?

John Judis’s provocative history of US foreign policy toward Israel

Mar 26, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Letters Letters

About that file in your cake…; Zion Agonistes; a poem for Malala…

Oct 23, 2012 / Letters / Our Readers and Bernard Avishai

A Tale of Two Zionisms: On Peter Beinart A Tale of Two Zionisms: On Peter Beinart

Why Israel’s purposes cannot be grasped only through the American Jewish experience.

Sep 26, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

OpinionNation: A Forum on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)

OpinionNation: A Forum on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) OpinionNation: A Forum on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)

In this second round, Eric Alterman and Lizzy Ratner respond to arguments for and against BDS.

May 3, 2012 / OpinionNation / Omar Barghouti, Bernard Avishai, Lizzy Ratner, and Eric Alterman

Exchange Exchange

A bowlful of vinegar.

Mar 7, 2012 / Letters / Our Readers and Bernard Avishai

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Against Boycott and Divestment

Against Boycott and Divestment Against Boycott and Divestment

Punishing Israel's most progressive elements will not help to end the occupation.

Jun 16, 2010 / Feature / Bernard Avishai

A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East

A shrewd history of why US presidents have failed to make Israel accept a plan for regional peace.

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Crash Landings: Paul Krugman’s Depression Economics Crash Landings: Paul Krugman’s Depression Economics

Reviewing Paul Krugman's visionary book The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008.

Feb 4, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

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