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Universalism: Can Loving More Mean Loving Less?

Sara Yoheved Rigler

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Holiday From History

Will the civilized world disarm the barbarians who could cause the ultimate destruction?

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Life, Death, and Purpose

A former athlete insists that the most wonderful thing that ever happened to him was the swimming accident that left him a quadriplegic.

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The UN's Moral Irrelevance

The choice of one of the world's most repressive tyrannies to head the UN's main human rights body was a textbook illustration of the way the UN works.

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The Truth about Television

What they don't want you to know about television and videos.

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Trent Lott's Moment

Each word and action is brimming with power. The trick is aiming in the right direction.

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Sara Yoheved Rigler

The Spy Who's Locked Into the Cold

It's time to release Jonathan Pollard.

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Shaking Hands with the Opposite Gender

The ethicist of the NY Times gets it wrong.

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The Snipers: Crazy or Jihadis?

The jihad element cannot be so readily dismissed.

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The Sniper

As a face appeared in the crosshairs, the DC sniper took aim at a whole world.

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Jimmy Carter's Ignoble Prize

A smug little group of Norwegian politicians continues to show disturbingly bad judgment in choosing the Nobel Peace Prize recipients.

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A War Against What?

Only when "war on terrorism" becomes "war on militant Islam" can the war actually be won.

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WORLD PERFECT: The Jewish Impact on Civilization

Where did the values and principles of the modern world come from?

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Against Moral Confusion

In the war against terror, our moral clarity is as indispensable as our Special Forces and our F-16s. Let us resolve not to lose it.

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Confronting Evil: Reflections on 9/11

The heroes and villains of 9/11.

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Condemning the Terrorists

September 11th and the danger of moral relativism.

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Elbowing God Out

The ruling barring "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance shares a similar hubris that contributed to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.

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The Land of Hope and Dreams

After September 11th, I decided to become an American citizen. Here's why.

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Looking at the Horror

Revisiting a painful and, alas, timely issue: Should people watch the gruesome video of Daniel Pearl's brutal murder?

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State's Terror Untruths

This year's report on "Patterns of Global Terrorism" veers into unreliability and even falsehood. It's a dangerous document likely to harm the war on terrorism.

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The TV Fix

Turn off the tube, turn on your mind.

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Anti-Semitic Awakening

Why does such vile enmity wrack Europe, while America not only remains free of it but persists in standing by Israel in the present clash with the Palestinians?

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The Root Cause of Terrorism

It's not the deprivation of rights; it's totalitarianism.

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Bethlehem: Where is the Outrage?

Palestinian gunmen occupy the Church of the Nativity, as Israeli troops keep watch outside. Who's crossed the line?

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Truth under Siege

During the Holocaust, the world watched silently. Will things be any different this time?

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Sara Yoheved Rigler

Hypocrite!

If the quality of integrity is absent in the person, how can it be present in his or her ideas?

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Drugs: A Jewish Problem?

When a Jewish family needs help with drug abuse, where can they turn?

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The Virtues of Intolerance

The form of tolerance that pretends there is no such thing as evil is itself wrong.

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World Repairs

Trying to eliminate pain and poverty is a daunting task. Do we stand a chance?

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The Myth Of Visible Diversity

It's time to start wearing our Jewishness on our sleeve.

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Pulling the Plug

When our baby went into a coma, the moral dilemma began.

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The Innocent Bystander

What gives a nation the right to defend itself -- if innocent civilians will be killed?

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Living With Fear

Ten years ago I asked a group of friends, "What is fear?" Their answers were strangely prophetic.

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The Unbroken American Spirit

A salute to generations of heroism and sacrifice.

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The First Thanksgiving Proclamation

The words of the first president continue to deliver a poignant message for today.

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Defining and Defeating Terror

The founder of Aish HaTorah lays out a 3-point plan to restore sanity and defeat the evil scourge.

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Devaluing the Prize

This was not the year to recognize the United Nations and its secretary-general for their roles in "achieving peace and security in the world."

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Turning 30

As one young man leaves his 20s behind, idealism gives way to practicality. Almost.

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How To Win The War Against Terrorism

The former Israeli prime minister outlines the critical steps needed to eradicate the threat of terrorism. What's at stake is nothing less than the survival of Western civilization.

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One Man's Escape

The following is my eyewitness account of the events of September 11, 2001 from the 73rd floor of 2 WTC, better known as the South Tower.

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Evacuation: D.C.

The chronology of a chaotic day, working down the street from the White House, and living near the Pentagon.

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The Madness

In the wake of 9-11, we search for understanding amidst the senseless horror.

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Nothing Will Ever Be The Same

A New Yorker recounts the terror and her test of faith.

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The Human Core

Lessons from the Andrea Yates killings.

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No Respect!

Scandals, no-fault divorce, "reality TV". What is happening to our value of respect?

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Confessions of a Reject

Every aspect of our lives is a breeding ground for potential rejection. We better find ways to deal with it.

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Cheeseburger Island

Facing a challenge is a noble endeavor. Putting yourself in a dangerous situation may be stupid.

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Just Listen, Will Ya?

This Passover, let's reclaim the lost art of listening.

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When Media Becomes Malignant

There's another battle taking place in Israel. This one is being led by the media.

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All the Rage

Murder out of rage is not primarily a moral problem. It is an extreme reaction of an individual who just realized he is not in charge of his world.

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