War, naturally
Israel's Gaza offensive isn't about Palestinians, it's about Hamas.
Moira Egan
Moira Egan's life story includes poetry, funny glasses and an "accidental" husband —though not in that order.
Neural orgasms
Social networking allows you to jump into the lives of others with a comment or an octopus.
How We Believe: Science, Skepticism and the Search for God
If God made the universe, asks Michael Shermer, who made God?
Data di Scadenza
Try factoring "expiry date" into a cross-cultural relationship.
Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews
For James Carroll, Roman Catholicism needs more self-criticism in approaching Jews.
Bilingualism
Un pizza con cipolli por favor? E un birra piccolo. Grazzi! Bull-hockey.
Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It?
For Shermer and Grobman, Holocaust denial is above all very bad history.
The Collected Stories of Leonard Michaels
Leonard Michaels was a New York writer going places until he stalled.
Roy Doliner
Author and former Vatican tour guide Roy Doliner sees the Sistine Chapel as few have seen it before.
Jews and Power
If Jews are to survive, writes Ruth Wisse, they'd better take things into their own hands.
Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations
Martin Goodman's account of the Roman-Jewish war gives Tacitus and Pliny their just due.