Barack Obama was never going to be a champion of civil liberties; he leads a very old and quickly growing strain of the Democratic Party that prioritizes the collective good over individual rights.

The sociologist and polymath, who died last month at age 94, grew up on a cooperative farm and fought with the Palmach. (JTA) — “Although I was born in Germany, my formative years were spent in the ...

JTA — “Although I was born in Germany, my formative years were spent in the early, idealistic days of the cooperative Jewish settlements, in pre-Israel, Palestine,” wrote Amitai Etzioni in his 2003 ...

Amitai Etzioni, an American Israeli sociologist who served as a senior policy adviser to the Carter White House, taught at George Washington University and championed the virtues of bedrock ...

Amitai Etzioni, a leader of the so-called communitarian movement, has a thoughtful essay over at The New Republic on connections between consumerism and the economic crisis. A culture in which the ...

This penetrating account of the Singapore model by a senior Singaporean sociologist explains both why the model works and why it is not transferable to other countries. Chua describes the government’s ...

Congratulations! I saw the book.” Opalaba announced his New Year entrance into my world even before his usual boisterous “Happy New Year” greeting. “Happy New Year! Old Chum”, I replied. “But what ...