David P. Goldman

In this morning’s Asia Times Online, I discuss the implications of a Republican victory in Massachusetts.The electorate is like Archilochus’ hedgehog, which knows one big thing, rather than the fox, which knows many things, in the classical aphorism cited by Russian-British philosopher . . . . Continue Reading »

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A month ago, when I debated Deutsche Bank’s chief economist on Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show, the consensus held that a rapid recovery in employment would ensue during 2010. This expectation crashed and burned with last Friday’s employment report for December, showing that more than . . . . Continue Reading »

CNN reports that a senior US military intelligence officer, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, condemns as incompetent the American intelligence-gathering effort in Afghanistan.Washington (CNN) — U.S. spies “can do little but shrug” when commanders ask for the information they need to fight . . . . Continue Reading »

Mary Ann Glendon’s essay “Cicero Superstar” leads the January issue of First Things, now available on our website. Prof. Glendon writes:More rare than athletes who have played both baseball and football in the major leagues are individuals who have achieved great distinction in . . . . Continue Reading »

Since Oliver Cromwell allowed Jews to settle in England in 1656, Britain’s Jews have often suffered indignities, but have they ever undergone a legal assault on the practice of their religion within their own institutions? Certainly they have now. On June 26, a British court of appeals labeled . . . . Continue Reading »

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What are we to make of these trends? A 2009 Gallup Poll shows that Protestant and Catholic levels of church attendance are converging. But the Catholics who attend mass weekly are getting older, while an increasing proportion of young Protestants are attending church services. Thoughts from readers . . . . Continue Reading »

An esoteric branch of Jewish commentary, gematria, seeks meaning in the numerical value of names. This approach never has convinced me, for God is entirely capable of providing names that tell us exactly what to think about the associated material.For example: a review copy of a new book entitled . . . . Continue Reading »

I haven’t heard a single Jewish voice defending Pope Benedict XVI’s decision Dec. 19 to declare that Pius XII lived “a life of heroic virtue.” The Jewish organizations all object; the State of Israel said that the question of Pius XII’s prospective sainthood “does . . . . Continue Reading »