Finding Bad People on Both Sides
In this week’s Politics & Power, Nathan Guttman explores the controversy surrounding republican freshman congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Statement on the passing of former Moment publisher and editor Hershel Shanks
Hershel Shanks, who edited and published Moment Magazine from 1987-2004, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2021. He was a lawyer turned passionate amateur Biblical...
Dr. Seymour Epstein (1921-2021)
Dr. Seymour Epstein died peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday, at the home he designed and built for...
Adjusting to a New Political World
For some, the transition was swift and painless.
On the streets next to Capitol Hill, DC residents broke out into spontaneous dancing, as soon as police lifted the barricades next to their homes at the end of Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony.
Across the country, cheerful Americans posted photos online of champagne bottles popping open, sharing toasts with friends, and showing off Biden-Harris posters and inauguration memorabilia. (There were also the Bernie Sanders memes, but that’s another story.)
For others, however, transitioning to Joe Biden’s America was harder.
Schwarzeneggers’s Condemnation of the Capitol Riot Was Personal
As the Terminator and a slew of other quick-draw movie heroes, Arnold Schwarzenegger was famous for lines like “Hasta la vista, baby” and “You’re luggage”...
Moment’s Coverage of the January 6 DC Riots
Senator Richard Blumenthal Reflects on His Flight from the Capitol During the DC Riots
When rioters inspired by President Donald Trump broke through police lines and...
Senator Richard Blumenthal Reflects on His Flight from the Capitol
When rioters inspired by President Donald Trump broke through police lines and invaded the U.S. Capitol, few members of Congress felt the sense of violation more acutely than Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
After Riots at U.S. Capitol, One Photographer Describes What He Saw
Virginia-based freelance photographer Lloyd Wolf was on the plaza outside the main entrance of the United States Capitol on Wednesday afternoon when Trump supporters descended on the building.
In Pictures | Insurrection and Anti-Semitism Blend at the Capitol Riots
Violent crowds swarmed the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6th, 2020 during President Biden’s confirmation, disrupting the proceedings and breaching the building’s police barricade. Many...
Can I Get An Amen?
In Numbers 5:22, a priest orders a woman who is accused of adultery to drink water that is mixed with dust from a tabernacle floor....
Ossoff, Warnock and Georgia’s Black-Jewish Coalitions
When Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael Warnock stand together to campaign in Georgia’s twin Senate runoffs, they stand on the state’s well-established foundation of Black-Jewish cooperation.
On Peace, Normalization and Politics
The latest news came late last week. Morocco has joined the growing list of Arab countries upgrading their relations with Israel. This list now includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan.