A New Theory of Kashrut by Robert Alter One of the most memorable illustrations of the dialectical boldness that rabbinic literature could on occasion assume toward its own…
Being Jewish in America, by Arthur Hertzberg by Julius Weinberg The commitment of American Jews to liberal reform became something of a political axiom in the two decades after World…
Evil & William Styron by Pearl K. Bell In an introductory note to The Confessions of Nat Turner, his brooding story of the Negro preacher who led the…
For Capital Punishment, by Walter Berns by Commentary Bk In the case of this book, the title and subtitle give, for once, an accurate idea of the contents. The…
How Not to Do Shakespeare & How Not to Write a Play by Jack Richardson By now it should be well known that the much-anticipated and short-lived production of Richard III with Al Pacino in…
Myths about Minorities by Thomas Sowell Will Rogers once said that it's not ignorance that is so bad, but all the things we know "that ain't…
Sideshow, by William Shawcross by Charles Horner With the collapse in 1975 of the American effort to preserve non-Communist regimes in Indochina, it became certain that subsequent…
Ten Questions about SALT II by Edward N. Luttwak As part of a campaign for ratification of the SALT II agreement, ten questions and answers pertaining to the treaty…
The Streets Were Paved with Gold, by Ken Auletta by James Luther Adams To reporters covering the New York City fiscal crisis, it was at first the most significant story in the country.…
Wandering Jews by Edouard Roditi The legend of the Wandering Jew, of his miraculous longevity and of the curse that drives him to travel ceaselessly…
Watergate: Toward a Revisionist View by James A. Nuechterlein Few of us by now can muster the will to wallow any further in Watergate. However we feel about Richard…
