Opinion: No King in Israel
Craig Bartholomew discusses how Israelite kingship enacted a revolutionary idea: that the king, like everyone else, is under the law, not the issuer of decrees. Rule by decree in the
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Craig Bartholomew discusses how Israelite kingship enacted a revolutionary idea: that the king, like everyone else, is under the law, not the issuer of decrees. Rule by decree in the
Read an excerpt from KLC fellow Jenny Taylor’s new book, Saving Journalism, a timely look at the demise of the fourth estate and what it will take to turn it
Craig Bartholomew points out that the Rome Statute defines genocide in a way that fits Israel’s assaults on Gaza, and he points to challenging recent works by Louis Theroux and
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