Bible, Kohelet “The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 October 2016 The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
Politics in America “After two historically acrid debates, Mrs. Clinton finally got the policy discussion she had craved” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 October 2016 After two historically acrid debates, Mrs. Clinton finally got the policy discussion she had...
Politics in America “Two things have been true throughout the debates” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 October 2016 Two things have been true throughout the debates. One is that Trump has been,...
Internet “…if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you have to make it easier for amateurs to get in” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 October 2016 …if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you...
Palestinians “Emotional reactions have had – and are likely to continue to have – little affect on terror” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 October 2016 As long as Palestinian Arabs refuse to take any responsibility for their condition and...
Internet “The Internet allows those who deviate from traditional Judaism and who have multiple subcultural identities or labels to have a voice” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 October 2016 The emergence of new Jewish subcultures seems to be growing at a rapid pace...
Uncategorized “…criticizing people based on what they don’t say is lousy, and more often leads to the rhetorical performance of politics than actual meaningful organizing” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 October 2016 I think the business of criticizing people based on what they don’t say is...
Politics in America Whoops! “The only way to kill a troll like Trump is to deprive him of attention” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Trump has taken trolling to the next level by being willing to offend members...
Judaism, Late Antiquity, Religion “Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period, and...
Judaism, Late Antiquity “… in the Second Temple period, Judaism was a petri dish of ideas that nurtured a pluralism which invited all people to worship the Jewish God” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 We tend to think of the consecutive developments of Greek philosophy, normative Judaism, and...