When Jews Are Christians

by David Novak

Jewish Christians pose a problem for the cause of an improved Jewish-Christian . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Poverty & the Victim Ploy

by William Voegeli

Liberalism must jettison the dead-end politics of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Abortion and the Actualized Self

by Camille S. Williams

Sympathetic accounts of abortion sustain our cultural . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Man and Woman: An Old Story

by Leon R. Kass

Leon R. Kass examines the nature and purpose of human . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Ideology Therapy

by Ben F. Meyer

Wise is he to whom all things taste as they are.—Joseph Pieper The first time the popular use of “pragmatic” registered on me was during the campaign of 1960. Time explained that religion was not a real danger with either Kennedy or Nixon, since both were “pragmatic.” It was . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Is Egalitarianism Good for the Jews?

by Aaron Wildavsky

A pall hangs over the American debate about equality. It is becoming difficult for people to speak their minds. College campuses, of all places, are filled with silences, and the discussions that do occur are often awkward and truncated. Racial minorities and women fear being told they are unworthy; . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Editorial: Democratic Waves

by The Editors

Democracy is still very much a minority phenomenon among the nations of the world, but it is hard to deny that there appears to be something like a democratic revolution afoot. According to Samuel Huntington of Harvard University (writing in The National Interest ), there have been three . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Looking at Islam After Kipling and Hesse

by Richard John Neuhaus

Books on Islam, we are told, are enjoying brisk sales. For reasons related to the imperialist past of those countries, intellectuals in England and France have generally paid more attention to Islam than have Americans. Apart from academic specialists, American interest in Islam has been limited . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Infernal Counsel

by Thomas C. Kohler

Dear Cachexia, Well, isn’t this impressive! You’ve had charge of this patient of yours for just two weeks and you’ve already managed to let him slip into taking part in a pro-life demonstration at a Planned Parenthood “clinic.” How do you do it? Keep this up, and you’ll soon discover . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

Transfiguration

by B. R. Strahan

The alarm sinks its teethinto my ear. I drag outof our warm bed. Anotherwinter day breaksin fragments of nightmare.The sun hasn’t shown,afraid to face this growling windand the thousands of drearycommuters going nowhere beyondthe dollar sign and grave marker. I punch on the light and youroll back . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991