Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaida-connected fighters swept into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands ...
O ath-taking signifies a solemn pledge or appeal to divinity. It has long been a familiar expression of truth, loyalty and ...
The classic example of Jewish ethics vs. “the law of the Torah” is the story of Shimon ben Shetach in the Palestinian Talmud Baba Metzia 2:5. Simeon ben Shetach, circa 140-60 BCE, was a Pharisee ...
Progress does not come from the benevolence of a single messiah but from the collective operation of an impersonal system.