Book of Job

Talk of ‘Theocracy’ in Montenegro Merely Reveals Elite Ignorance

"[E]very man became a judge of religion, and an interpreter of the Scripture to himself." If you thought these were the ironic words of a scholar of religion and/or philosophy in the contemporary era of social media and proliferating political narratives, think again.

New Turkey seizes private property like old Ottomans

From the brutal expropriation of olive groves to seizing control of a private bank, President Erdo?an's 'New Turkey' dispossesses some of its people in 'pragmatic' ways that once led to the collapse of the Ottomans. The future of Turkish democracy is still bright, though. "I don't want to sell my house.