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21/11/2018 - 11:07

We understood Keret and the path he was taking, outside the mainstream that was captivated by lofty words and “important” literature that... →

17/11/2018 - 19:53

Though the global liberal order has many faults and problems, it has proved superior to all alternatives. The liberal world of the early... →

16/11/2018 - 14:46

At 11 A.M. on Monday, November 11, 1918, (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month), the armistice marking the end of World War I... →

14/10/2018 - 14:19

The Byzantine-era synagogue and adjoining spring at Ein Keshatot, known in Arabic as Umm el-Kanatir(the Mother of Arches) – one of the... →

13/09/2018 - 13:17

On a hastily built stage before the busy horse market of Strasbourg, scores of people dance to pipes, drums, and horns. The July sun beats... →

17/08/2018 - 11:50

It spans over 350 years, beginning when New York was a Dutch colony named New Amsterdam and extends through American independence and the... →

07/08/2018 - 13:25

Every once in a while in history, cause and effect smack us in the face. The conditions under which the czars forced Russians to live gave... →

04/07/2018 - 13:02

More than anything, Custine was overwhelmed by the artificiality of imperial Russia. “The Russians have everything in name, and nothing in... →

19/05/2018 - 15:36

Professor Pipes, who spent his entire academic career at Harvard, took his place in the front rank of Russian historians with the... →

21/04/2018 - 18:28

On Thursday, the Polish government and Jewish communities around the world will mark the anniversary of the uprising, which went down in... →

01/04/2018 - 16:43

Bruno said the universe has no center, and stars are suns, surrounded by planets and moons. Remarkably, he thus outlined large-scale... →

18/03/2018 - 14:02

A reasonable remark at the time, of course, but history has proved the oracle wrong. “Charlie don’t surf!” said Lt Col Kilgore in... →

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