An empire that extends itself selectively is just being prudent about its own limitations. A republic that supports democratization selectively is another matter. Noah Feldman democratizationempireextend Change image and share on social
Marriage is the most obvious public practice about which information is readily available. When combined with the traditional Jewish concern for continuity and self-preservation - itself only intensified by the memory of the Holocaust - marriage becomes the sine qua non of social membership in the modern Orthodox community. Noah Feldman combinecommunityconcern share on social