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  • Israeli workers put the finishing touches on an American flag at the Marom flag factory in the central Israeli town of Rosh Ha'Ayin, Sept. 17, 2001.
    Israeli workers put the finishing touches on an American flag at the Marom flag factory in the central Israeli town of Rosh Ha'Ayin, Sept. 17, 2001.
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Nationalism Is Dead. Long Live Nationalism.

    In his new book, Yoram Hazony sees the world through a Zionist lens, offering an intriguing way forward

    byDavid P. Goldman
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a plane while leaving Ben-Gurion Airport after a meeting with Israeli prime minister on April 1, 2014.(Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Getty Images)
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a plane while leaving Ben-Gurion Airport after a meeting with Israeli prime minister on April 1, 2014.(Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Getty Images)
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    In San Francisco and in Palestine, It’s Time To Grow Up and Take Responsibility

    From smashing Google Glasses to rejecting peace talks, failing to understand natural rights is leading to some very dark places

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Left to right: James Madison, Martin Luther, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, and Roger Williams.(Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photos Shutterstock and Wikimedia Commons)
    Left to right: James Madison, Martin Luther, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, and Roger Williams.(Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photos Shutterstock and Wikimedia Commons)
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    The Secular Revival

    Jacques Berlinerblau’s book How To be Secular makes a historical case for a strong church-state division

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Supporters of Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate in Egypt's presidential election, pray during the party's last campaign rally in Cairo on May 20, 2012.(Mahmud Hams/AFP/GettyImages)
    Supporters of Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate in Egypt's presidential election, pray during the party's last campaign rally in Cairo on May 20, 2012.(Mahmud Hams/AFP/GettyImages)
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    An Egyptian Democrat Gives Up

    The first free presidential election in Egypt begins today. No matter the winner, liberal democracy has lost.

    byAmr Bargisi
  • (Illustration: Tablet Magazine; image: Flickr/Yeshiva University Museum)
    (Illustration: Tablet Magazine; image: Flickr/Yeshiva University Museum)
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    Copy That

    Moses, the hero of this week’s parasha, knew about the importance of the public domain, in which shared stories shape common consciousness. But today we’re much more interested in private profit.

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Frontispiece of Leviathan.(LibraryThing.com)
    Frontispiece of Leviathan.(LibraryThing.com)
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    Political Legacy

    A new book examines the debt 17th-century republicanism owed to Jewish sources

    byAdam Kirsch
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