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

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

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

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

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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Foreword: the Folk and Ware of the Wedded Burghs We the Folk of the Wedded Burghs, in mind to shape a more hale Weoroth, found Right,...

I: TEXTS, TRADITIONS AND LIBATIONS: In the Hashmonean Era, the sovereignty and independence of Judea was secured through a series of...

"Listen to me, and I'll tell you news that's right / Christmas was killed in Naseby fight!" ("The World is Turned Upside Down", English...

I: THE LAW OF KINGS One of the most touching stories of the Middle Ages is that of Rabbi Meir son of Baruch of Rothenburg. Widely...

I: "LOVE, THAT MOVES THE SUN AND ALL THE OTHER STARS" In 1274, a respectable Florentine banker took his nine-years-old son to a visit in...

I: THE FLOWER OF ITALY We are once again find ourselves in Central Italy, midway between Rome and Siena, the famed and brilliant city of...

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I: LOVE WITHOUT TRUST Once more we are at the City of Sienna. As we have discussed in our previous post, the nine councilors who ruled...

I: THE NINE AND THEIR HALL: On your left you can see the famous fresco "Allegory of Good and Evil Government" which was commissioned by...