In his series on the Five Books of Moses, Covenant and Conversation, the late and justly lamented Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Jonathan Sacks, wrote on the connection between sex, power, and violence. He noted how in Genesis and…
If I were asked to pick the central biblical message, then the imperative to love is on the short list. To love God and to love human beings created in the divine image are great biblical themes, as well as…
What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been is the title Jordan Peterson (or his organization) gave to his 500th podcast, released last week. Apt for Peterson, who has chalked up a few psychedelic journeys and has talked about them with…
Kamala Harris was dismissed by her party in 2020 before she had stood in even one primary. Her attractiveness had proven shallow and brittle, and the same was demonstrated of her mind when the doughty Tulsi Gabbard KOed her live…
In a recent long-form interview between Dr. Jordan Peterson and Dr. J.D. Haltigan, the conversation turned towards the violence all over the world in the wake of Oct. 7. As the two psychologists were trying to understand this horrible, hateful…
(NOTE: As my readers well know, it is customary among many Orthodox Jews to hyphenate nouns referring to the Creator of Heaven and Earth in awe of His holiness and the holiness of His name, which may not be taken…
Above all, even in the political realm, our relationship with God gives us perspective. That’s no small thing. Our perspective is the way we see the world. Things we don’t associate with religion depend on that perspective. This has played…
The disintegrating presidency of Joe Biden is a challenge for our country and so a challenge for us personally. Lies in the arrogant pursuit of power have so characterized the political culture of which Joe is the figurehead that our…
“Be careful what you pray for,” the old saying goes, “because you may get it.” In Oklahoma, every school district will now be required to include the Bible in its curriculum on the obvious grounds that, if you are ignorant…
