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Sons of the Prophets, Interpreters, Sages, Companions and Masters

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Sep 25, 202445 min read

Sons of the Prophets, Interpreters, Sages, Companions and Masters

This Post is Dedicated to the Memory of My Late Grandfather, Rabbi Yaaqob b. Hanoch Rabinowitz of Brooklyn, New York, and Shaarei Hessed,...

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A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party - By Other Means - 1865-1875

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Aug 2, 202431 min read

A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party - By Other Means - 1865-1875

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023, IN WHICH THE MURDEROUS HAMAS TERRORISTS DELIBERATELY ATTACKED CIVILIAN SETTLEMENTS ON THE JEWISH HIGH...

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Rabbi Who Has No Knife

May 15, 20241 min read

The Acorn in the Wind

To a Friend Little acorn on a great oak Swayed, danced in the wind. And the oak with all his boughs, Danced along with the little leaf....

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The Needs of the Public - On Historic Jewish Republicanism

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

May 9, 202414 min read

The Needs of the Public - On Historic Jewish Republicanism

I: The Error It is often argued that Israeli politics maintains a delicate balance between Israel’s Jewish identity and its Democratic...

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קורס מקוצר בהיסטוריה של המפלגה הרפובליקנית - המפלגה בזירה 1860-1865

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Feb 12, 202431 min read

קורס מקוצר בהיסטוריה של המפלגה הרפובליקנית - המפלגה בזירה 1860-1865

בשבת, 7 באוקטובר 2023, שמחת תורה תשפ"ד, תקפו מרצחי החמאס בכוונת מכוון יישובים אזרחיים, רצחו, אונסו וחטפו אזרחים ישראלים, אמריקאים קנדים,...

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A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party - The Mighty Struggle: 1860-1865

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Feb 7, 202440 min read

A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party - The Mighty Struggle: 1860-1865

Introduction: Governing Parties A: The Rise, Decline, and Fall of A Governing Party Above: Peter Rothermel's The Republican Court in the...

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קורס מקוצר בתולדות המפלגה הרפובליקנית - ההקדמה 1848-1852

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Dec 20, 202326 min read

קורס מקוצר בתולדות המפלגה הרפובליקנית - ההקדמה 1848-1852

המאמר שלפניכם נכתב ברובו לפני האירועים הנוראים של יום שבת, שמחת תורה תשפ"ד, השביעי באוקטובר 2023, בו תקפו מרצחי החמאס בכוונת מכוון...

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קורס מקוצר בהיסטוריה של המפלגה הרפובליקנית - שעת התורף: 1850-1860

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Dec 20, 202332 min read

קורס מקוצר בהיסטוריה של המפלגה הרפובליקנית - שעת התורף: 1850-1860

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A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party: the Wayward Hour- 1852-1860

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Dec 19, 202342 min read

A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party: the Wayward Hour- 1852-1860

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023, IN WHICH THE MURDEROUS HAMAS TERRORISTS HAD DELIBERATELY ATTACKED CIVILIAN SETTLEMENTS ON THE JEWISH HIGH...

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Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Oct 9, 20231 min read

Prayer

And yet again before the foe The murderous, vile fiend Where the captive once did go Fire and brimstone shall come in Let their houses be...

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A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party: The Prelude- 1848-1852

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Oct 9, 202335 min read

A Short Course in the History of the Republican Party: The Prelude- 1848-1852

THIS POST WAS, FOR THE MOST PART, WRITTEN BEFORE THE HORRIFIC EVENTS OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023, IN WHICH THE MURDEROUS HAMAS...

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The Parchment Guarantee Pt. 7: Borderlands, Diasporas and Outrameres

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Jul 31, 202371 min read

The Parchment Guarantee Pt. 7: Borderlands, Diasporas and Outrameres

I: Sheeps and Goats - The European States and their Citizenry since the 14th Century: Introduction: Vassals, Citizens and Inhabitants:...

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The Parchment Guarantee Pt. 6: Covenant Everlasting

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Jun 16, 202352 min read

The Parchment Guarantee Pt. 6: Covenant Everlasting

In which we examine the religious face of Conservatism, and the other side of the Atlantic Divide in it.

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The Parchment Guarantee: Pt. 5: The Dissention of the Saints

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

May 24, 202339 min read

The Parchment Guarantee: Pt. 5: The Dissention of the Saints

The American economic and socio-political regime was defined by these four men. American Conservatism is the synthesis of their legacies

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The Parchment Guarantee: Pt. 4: The Origins of American Conservative Politics

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

May 9, 202324 min read

The Parchment Guarantee: Pt. 4: The Origins of American Conservative Politics

Introduction: The Lies of Samuel Johnson We have discussed the permutations of Toryism in the British Home Islands and its long struggle...

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The Parchment Guarantee: American Conservatism as an Ideology. Pt. 3: The Old Kings

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Apr 24, 202323 min read

The Parchment Guarantee: American Conservatism as an Ideology. Pt. 3: The Old Kings

Introduction: The Revolution in France and Its Consequences In the first part of this conversation, we have examined the course of the...

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The Parchment Guarantee: American Conservatism as an Ideology. Pt. 2: The Emergence of Ideology

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Apr 9, 202317 min read

The Parchment Guarantee: American Conservatism as an Ideology. Pt. 2: The Emergence of Ideology

Introduction: The State Triumphant The struggle between William of Orange, also known as William III of England, and Louis XIV of France...

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The Parchment Guarantee -American Conservatism as an Ideology. Pt. 1: Up From Feudalism

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Apr 5, 202317 min read

The Parchment Guarantee -American Conservatism as an Ideology. Pt. 1: Up From Feudalism

Introduction: The Change of the Guard The main fact of European politics is that over the course of the 7 centuries between the Black...

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The State and Public Morality: Some Conclusions

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Mar 17, 20237 min read

The State and Public Morality: Some Conclusions

The Psalm 85 Society. In the 85th Psalm, the Sons of Korah describe a society which is pleasing to the Divine Will, a society which have...

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THE STATE AND PUBLIC MORALITY, CASE #3: WHEN THE FRONTIER BECAME THE HEARTLAND

Rabbi Who Has No Knife

Mar 13, 202315 min read

THE STATE AND PUBLIC MORALITY, CASE #3: WHEN THE FRONTIER BECAME THE HEARTLAND

PART 3: THE TRIUMPH OF THE FRONTIER V: NO DISSOLUTION, BUT DISILLUSION: THE WAR OF 1812 AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Undeserved Dominance: the...

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