Moment Debate Round Two | Is Small Government Still Possible?
“I don’t think there’s a lot of evidence that the U.S. response to the pandemic was disappointing because the government was too small.”
Moment Debate Round Two | Is Small Government Still Possible?
In the previous issue, Moment asked whether arguments for small government are still possible at a time of pandemic and massive government intervention. Russell Roberts said yes; Harold Meyerson said no. Here, they respond to each other’s arguments.
Debate | Should Jews Still Be Democrats?
Steven Israel and Norman Coleman weigh in.
Opinion | Is Free Speech on the Wane?
The past few years have suggested that the free speech values enshrined in the First Amendment are running out of steam.
Opinion | Israel’s Right-Wing Losers
You don’t have to feel sorry for Israel’s right-wing politicians and ideologues, but if by some chance you want to, here is one possible reason: They often seem like winners and become losers.
Opinion | The Weaponizing of Religious Freedom
In early August, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged and the president of the United States lied and passed the buck, 550 supporters attended an “Evangelicals for Trump” rally, hosted by the Trump campaign, at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
Opinion | Returning A Mensch to the White House
“In this age of pandemics and polarization, it may be hard to envision. But it’s not a mystery. Someone who prizes decency and embodies dignity. Someone who exercises empathy and exhibits patience and understanding. Someone who lives, breathes and acts on the basic beliefs which are unique to Jewish tradition and universal in application—to pursue justice, welcome the stranger, open your hand and your heart to the needy and love your neighbor.”
Opinion | You Were Finally a Mensch, Mr. Snyder
In the 1960s, Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan penned inspiring poetic lines, “There's a battle outside and it is ragin'/ It'll soon shake your windows...
Opinion | The Rebellion of Israel’s Haredim
In mid-January 2020, when Israelis first became dimly aware of a mysterious new virus coming from far-off China, most of our attention was focused closer to home.
Opinion Interview | Now is the Time to Fix The Climate
Zero Hour, the anti-climate-change group that Jamie S. Margolin founded two years ago when she was 16, calls itself “a movement of unstoppable youth.”
Moment Debate Round Two | Should There be Medicare for All?
In the previous issue, Moment asked David Dayen and Stuart M. Butler to debate whether there should be Medicare for All. Dayen said yes; Butler said no. Here, they respond to each other’s arguments.
Debate | Is Small Government Still Possible?
We asked Russell Roberts and Harold Meyerson.