Few of us doubt that stealing is wrong, especially from the poor. But the accusation of ‘cultural appropriation’ is overwhelmingly being used as an objection to syncretism – the mixing of different thoughts, religions, cultures, and ethnicities that often ends up creating entirely new ones. Bari Weiss Read Quote
I believe that babies should be vaccinated pretty much as soon as they exit the womb. Bari Weiss Read Quote
Think tanks are chiefly supposed to provide independent expertise to policymakers. But they also seek to be politically relevant. Bari Weiss Read Quote
At the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish, nonpartisan research group, at least two people left over the way the think tank responded to Mr. Trump’s election. Bari Weiss Read Quote
The Heritage Foundation, by far the most influential think tank of the Trump era, is widely seen as a redoubt of Trumpism in large part because of the tremendous influence of the Mercers, who are major donors. Bari Weiss Read Quote
In Israel, there is no civil marriage. All elements of religious life – from the kosher certification of food to conversion to marriages and burials – are controlled by the rabbinate. In Israel, then, the official religion is not just Judaism. It’s Orthodoxy. Bari Weiss Read Quote
The Jewish state has so much to teach diaspora Jews about resilience, innovation, energy, and optimism. Bari Weiss Read Quote