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February 16, 2024
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** Persecution and Israeli Academia
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Many academics, perhaps recognizing the extreme nature of such boycotts, justify them by caricaturing Israeli policies as comparable to Nazism. It is only by such extreme assertions that boycotts can justify themselves.
Aaron Rothstein
Public Discourse
An eerie silence envelops Kfar Aza, one of the Israeli communities brutally attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Windows remain shattered from the grenades and ammunition used by Hamas terrorists on homes and shelters. Damaged remnants of a flourishing community litter the ground: bedsheets, toys, chairs with bullet holes, and mangled screens. Three months after the Hamas massacres and rapes, Israeli and Arab communities still reel from Hamas’s atrocities.
I was in Israel earlier in January on an academic solidarity mission with other faculty from the University of Pennsylvania ([link removed]) . In addition to visiting the affected Israeli communities, we met with academics at Israeli universities and institutions. Because of the horrifying scenes in places like Kfar Aza; because Israelis, both Jews and Arabs, were felled in the October 7 attacks; because of the hostages still in captivity; and because of the fighting raging in Gaza, it was impossible not to discuss this tragedy. At one dinner, I sat next to a cancer researcher. Within five minutes, our conversation turned from telomeres and cellular mutations to the events of October 7. But equally disturbing, conversations that night turned to a burgeoning yet covert academic boycott against colleagues because of Israel’s war with Hamas.
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Francis X. Maier is interviewed by Catholic World Report ([link removed]) about his new book True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church ([link removed]) .
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And for The Catholic Thing, Fran writes about the vision of George Bernanos for the reform of the Church ([link removed]) .
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Also for Catholic World Report, Nathanael Blake writes about Tolkien's storytelling lessons for the shallow filmmakers in Hollywood today ([link removed]) .
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For his column this week, George Weigel recommends literary companions for Lent ([link removed]) .
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For WORLD Opinions, Andrew T. Walker write about the skewed picture of Evangelical Christians the "He Gets Us" ads present ([link removed]) .
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Also for WORLD, Carl R. Trueman reminds us that real love is clearest in times of suffering ([link removed]) .
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On his Confirmation Tales Substack, Ed Whelan writes about how blogging changed the game when defending Supreme Court nominees ([link removed]) .
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** Ashes, Cold Showers, and 100,000 Men
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For the EDIFY podcast, Mary FioRito interviews Exodus 90 founder Jamie Baxter about the Church’s ancient practices of prayer, penitence, and fraternity, and what they mean for men today.
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Thursday, February 22, 2024, 10–11:30 am
Russell Senate Office Building
2 Constitution Avenue Northeast
Washington, DC 20002
University of Maryland economist Melissa Kearney has sparked wide-spread public debate about the decline of marriage and its impact on economic mobility, child well-being, and inequality. Her recent book, The Two-Parent Privilege, offers a data-driven review of marriage’s decline, and what that means for kids. On February 22, she will offer a policy-focused presentation on Capitol Hill, followed by a panel discussion with EPPC’s Patrick T. Brown, Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post, and the Niskanen Center’s Joshua McCabe.
Please join us for a spirited conversation on what—if anything—public policy can do to bolster marriage in the 21st century.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 6–8 pm
Catholic Information Center
1501 K Street NW
Washington, DC xxxxxx United States
Join Francis X. Maier for the launch of his new book, True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church, with a response from George Weigel. This event will be offered both in-person and virtually through YouTube. Please register here ([link removed]) .
For those attending in-person, True Confessions will be available for purchase in the CIC’s bookstore.
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