Moment Debate | Is Critical Race Theory a Threat to Education?
It’s incompatible with the essence of a liberal arts education.
Moment Debate | Is There a Moral Argument For Raising Taxes on the Rich?
Not as an abstract principle, true any time, but I approve of the tax and spending program proposed by President Biden, and I’m prepared to defend it on moral grounds.
Moment Debate Round Two | Should the First Amendment Apply to Social Media?
Paul Barrett’s practical concerns about applying the First Amendment online are well-taken, but constitutional law demands this result in certain cases.
Opinion | Can Hope Survive the Latest Israel-Gaza ‘Round’?
Modern Hebrew, especially military and political jargon, tends to reflect the state of the nation.
Opinion | The Fights That Bind
A glutton for punishment, I recently slogged my way through all 316 online comments attached to a New York Times piece in which two Howard University officials, Brandon Hogan and Jacoby Adeshei Carter, defended themselves against the accusation by Cornel West and Jeremy Tate in The Washington Post that their decision to eliminate Howard University’s classics department to save money was a “spiritual catastrophe.”
Opinion | Did Biden Pass His First Israel Test?
Back to normal can be a blessing—as it is for a vaccinated public after COVID-19.
Winners and Losers in the Most Recent Israeli Election
More than a week after the most recent Israeli election, Israelis are still trying to find a way to make sense of what happened—and, no...
Moment Contributors Weigh In on Israeli Election
Following Israeli election returns is not for the faint of heart. With four elections (so far) in less than two years, more than a dozen...
Opinion | A ‘Confederation’ For Israel?
Hope swelled in many hearts when President Biden indicated he would deep-six the prior administration’s “Deal of the Century,” which would have enshrined Israel’s creeping annexation and ever-expanding settlement project and forced Palestinians to accept a state with as much contiguity as the Caribbean islands.
Moment Debate Round Two | Does Electronic Surveillance Threaten Democracy?
In the previous issue, Moment asked if electronic surveillance threatens democracy. Rachel Levinson-Waldman, deputy director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan...
Opinion | A Daycare Tragedy Opens My Eyes
Sometimes a single truth, belatedly discovered, can change one’s world view with surprising swiftness.
Opinion Interview | How to Get Through to an Extremist
Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, attention has turned to the multiple strains of violent extremism flourishing at home.