From time to time, the articles in this column have referred to the philosophical works of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), and many of you rightly have questioned my interest ...

In 1883 the German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche wrote these words: “Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market place, and cried incessantly: ...

But for all the despondency in Sefer Bereshit’s first chapters, there is still hope. “Some men go on a hunger strike in the ...

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a philosopher and a secular prophet. He understood that the long run of the modern enlightenment was coming to its end. In his famous “Parable of the Madman,” the ...

A story once reached my ears that is almost certainly apocryphal, yet it conveys truth. The story is this: A man was approaching the entrance to a New York City subway station when he looked up and ...

Just like in the case of the Israelites, the unfortunate running battles between the police and the citizens in Kenya remind us of the fragility of human life. On the one hand, police are on duty ...