Kill the Child, Spare the Lamb Kill the Child, Spare the Lamb
As The New York Times worries about the difficulties of preparing vegan food for Seder, what about the difficulties of celebrating a plague that killed all firstborn Egyptian child...
Mar 26, 2013 / Robert Scheer
New Pope, Old Papacy New Pope, Old Papacy
There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church.
Mar 20, 2013 / Norman Birnbaum
The Quarrels of Others: On Anti-Semitism The Quarrels of Others: On Anti-Semitism
With Anti-Judaism, David Nirenberg has recast the debate about the origins and nature of anti-Semitism in Western thought.
Mar 20, 2013 / Books & the Arts / R.I. Moore
NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear
A new report by civil liberties groups reveals self-censorship and decreased participation in community groups as a result of police hounding.
Mar 18, 2013 / Petra Bartosiewicz
New Pope, Old Papacy New Pope, Old Papacy
There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church.
Mar 15, 2013 / Norman Birnbaum
A New Pope—African, Latin American, Woman, Nice Guy—Will Change Nothing A New Pope—African, Latin American, Woman, Nice Guy—Will Change Nothing
If the Catholic Church is to change, the first thing that needs to happen is no pope, and certainly not an infallible one.
Feb 19, 2013 / Frances Kissling
Hamas? What Hamas? Hamas? What Hamas?
Liberals concerned with Israel often miss the inconvenient fact of the radical Palestinian organization's human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip. Reed Richardson also writes abo...
Feb 14, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney
A new HBO documentary reports on victims—and heroes.
Feb 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger’s Jews and Words.
Feb 5, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Laura Brahm
Why Do ‘Pro-Life’ Pols Like Paul Ryan Protect Weapons of Mass Murder? Why Do ‘Pro-Life’ Pols Like Paul Ryan Protect Weapons of Mass Murder?
Leading Catholic theologians, priests, nuns and former US ambassadors to the Vatican call on Ryan and others to back gun-safety legislation.
Jan 24, 2013 / John Nichols