A professor at the University of Houston and the Women’s Institute of Houston, Robert Zaretsky is also a culture columnist at the Forward.
Robert Zaretsky
By Robert Zaretsky
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Opinion Which school of philosophy provides the best guide for how to think about Gaza?
When it comes to the horrors of the war in the MIddle East, neither Moses nor Immanuel Kant is sufficient
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Opinion Recognizing Palestinian statehood, Emmanuel Macron once again reveals himself a master of bad timing
Unlike his role model Charles de Gaulle, the French prime minister always chooses the wrong moment to act
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Opinion In a time of fear and despair, we can still feel and inspire awe
In biblical times and in the Nazi era, ordinary men and women performed awe-inspiring acts; they still do today
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Books In a time of xenophobia, displacement and distraction, we need Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ more than ever
Informed by scholarship and family history, Daniel Mendelsohn's translation is both vital and timely
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Opinion A Trumpian farce to make the ghosts of Jefferson, Madison and Vichy France’s victims weep
The resignation of the president of the University of Virginia is a national tragedy
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Opinion A great Jewish historian guided America away from war — is there no one to guide Donald Trump?
Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose 'Guns of August' was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis
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Opinion Bombing Iran, Donald Trump is triggering a tragedy that Thucydides foretold long ago
Whether it's Athens and Sparta or the US, Israel and Iran, the story and its lessons remain the same
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Opinion Eventually, the French turned against their government — when will Americans turn against Trump?
French opposition to the roundups of its Jewish citizens during WWII offer reasons for hope today
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