Book Review | The Many Layers of Jewish Identity
Forsaking one’s native country for another place can create an odd mix of new and old identities.
Visual Moment | Photographer Richard Avedon’s New Take on the Group Portrait
Sometime in the late 1970s, my father-in-law, who owned a bookstore in Chicago, arranged a book-signing party for the photographer Richard Avedon.
Watch: Learning from Isaac Asimov
Moment Editor-in-Chief Nadine Epstein performs “Learning from Isaac Asimov” accompanied by a dynamic video.
From the Editor | Learning from Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov’s work is foundational to much of modern AI. But his robots were programmed to be truthful, and the programming mostly worked.
Opinion | Fear and Loathing in the Library
Book bans are about both control and terror.
Poem | The Mysteries
How to explain the poem that writes itself after the final poem, after the book has closed?
Moment Debate | Is Changing Our Personal Behavior Key To Saving The Planet?
“There are things we can do, but reducing your carbon footprint, while good, is not what will make the biggest difference.”
Opinion | When Tyrants Overshoot
History will likely list 2023 as transformative in Israeli politics.
Opinion | To Coin a Crime
Is killing Jews “the right thing” to do? The Polish government seems to believe it is.
After Abbas: Palestinian Unification or Into the Lion’s Den?
Is Abbas positioning someone from his inner circle to take over? Polls suggest Palestinians would prefer someone from Hamas or—most strikingly—a person who is currently serving multiple life sentences in an Israeli prison.