Sacrifice for Israel is Entirely Rational

To mark Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Independence Day, we discussed Prof. Aumann’s perspective on the rationality of loss and sacrifice. Prof. Aumann’s son Shlomo was killed in June 1982, during his service in the First Lebanon War.

Will the Real Nazi Antisemites Please Stand Up

I draw a distinction between someone who is antisemitic, and someone who says antisemitic things. The two are not mutually exclusive. Not everyone who says antisemitic things is necessarily antisemitic, but is definitely ignorant. Not every anti-Semite necessarily says antisemitic things, but is no less ignorant. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has demonstrated that he […]