Writing in favor of the Senate deal, Louis Brown Jr. argues that “certain members of Congress want to hijack the [Affordable Care Act] to further their goal of socialized medicine. Instead of funding the government and identifying real healthcare reforms to make costs affordable for American families, supporters of the government shutdown want to spend an estimated $350 to $450 billion in taxpayer money to inflate a fundamentally flawed ACA.”

Mark continues his New and Notable Books series with a consideration of a raft of new books exploring the Jewish roots of Western civilization. It’s an interesting and varied list.

For further reading: French pundit, writer, and former presidential candidate Éric Zemmour wrote in June on how the Jewish tradition was necessary for “Saving Christian Europe.” As he puts it, “More and more Jews and Catholics have realized that they must ally to save France and Europe from Islamization.”

From the November issue: As the first winter chill works its way down through America, take a moment this afternoon to sip your coffee and read a wintry poem. You deserve it.

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Until next time.

JACOB AKEY

Associate Editor