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A Ghost from Our Past
by Sala Levin
Fans of the film-making, Minnesota-bred brothers Joel and Ethan Coen were transported back to the old country in the...
From the Editor
Is satire educational or does it lead to a shallow understanding of current affairs? Does it weaken the power of news or replace it?
Has the state of American politics become so dire that we can only laugh (despairingly) about it?
Moment’s Exclusive Interview with Ed Koch
Moment editor Nadine Epstein sat down with Ed Koch at his office, just after the mayor arrived from his morning workout at the gym. Here...
Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Does Birth Control Trump Israel?
Republicans have made Israel their wedge issue. Democrats should make women’s rights theirs.
Amy E. Schwartz: Turkey: Where Doth Erdogan Lead?
Turkish Jews—like everyone else—ponder Islam’s growing presence in a secular country.
Marshall Breger: Surprise, Politics and Religion Don’t Mix
Americans are tired of politicians who wear their religion on their sleeves.
R.B. Berntein: The Reinvention of Thomas Jefferson
Did this Founding Father really intend for the U.S. to be a Christian nation?
David K. Shipler: America Before Religious Freedom
Until the separation of church and state, the colonies were a hotbed of persecution.
The Rise of the Religiously “Unaffiliated”
One in five adults in the United States—and one in three adults under the age of 30—do not identify with any religious tradition, a new...
Reclaiming a Symbol of Destruction, Lawful or Not
by Natalie Buchbinder
It's tough to make a horrific event that happened over 70 years ago relevant to young people.
It's the struggle that Holocaust museums and...
Mayim Bialik Goes Vegan
Mayim Bialik is speaking out about the benefits of a meat-free diet in a new ad for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)....
The St. Louis, Then and Now
By Sarah Breger
The contentious debate over Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his actions during the Holocaust is ongoing. There are those who argue that FDR was...