How Jerry Falwell Changed the Republican Party
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
Jerry Falwell “stamped out” anti-Semitism in the Republican Party, said Michael Sean Winters, a reporter for the National Catholic Reporter—and no Falwell...
Nathan Guttman: Is the American Right too Right for Israel?
By Nathan Guttman
This election cycle has officially ended the decades-long debate over whether Israel should be an American campaign issue. For better or worse, it...
Catholic Candidates, Voters and Contraception
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
From the announcement of President Obama’s controversial new contraception policy, to Rick Santorum’s unexpected triple-win on Tuesday—Catholics have determined this week’s news...
Romney and Mormonism
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
While Mitt Romney has secured his front-runner status in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, questions about his religion still linger...
Jeffrey Rosen: High Stakes for Church and State Separation
By Jeffrey Rosen
Of all the issues that could be significant in the 2012 presidential election, the future of church-state separation hasn’t gotten much attention. It...
The Man on J Street: The Story of Jeremy Ben-Ami
The new “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby has created a storm in the Jewish world: Some credit it with opening a much-needed debate on American Middle East policy, and others accuse it of playing into the hands of Israel’s enemies. Moment tells the story of the group’s rise and of its founder, Jeremy Ben-Ami, son of an Irgun member.
Marshall Breger: Gay Activists vs. the First Amendment
Whatever the ultimate success of the movement for same sex marriage, one would hope that its adherents would be sensitive to the political and religious...
Opinion—Eric Alterman
Has J Street Been Defamed?
Sarah Palin says that Israel’s West Bank settlements “should be allowed to be expanded upon, because that population of Israel is...