15 May 2016 This book was described as “eloquent and heartbreaking” by the Wall Street Journal.” This was true for me. I enjoyed every detail in this book. I learnt about the Hasidic Community and about Jewish religion and culture generally. Most importantly, I had had an interesting example of how social and religious norms may obstacle individual freedoms and choices – which is not limited to Hasidic community or to Jewish religion alone. But to be honest, I mostly thought – while reading the book – about Deen’s wife and five children. At the end of the day it Continue reading Shulem Deen’s “All who go do not return: A Memoir.”

I just finished reading this great book, by Jeremy Waldron: Political Political Theory Waldron re-introduces traditional institutions, in particular the parliament and the executive, back at the center of political theory. For this reason he calls his book “Political political theory”; it is about trying to provide a political theory that is based on institutions and not only concepts of justice and equality. This is a must read, not only for those interested in political theory, but also, for those interested in public law and constitutional law generally. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674743854 Continue reading Jeremy Waldron’s “Political Political Theory”

7 May 2016 Just finished the “New York Times” bestseller, by – the now deceased – Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon, who died of cancer. He decided to dedicate the last months of his life, writing about his experience with life, … Continue reading Paul Kalanithi’s “When Breath Becomes Air”

11 May 2016 Just finished this small book of #Isaiah_Berlin: The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9981.html Apparently this is his most famous and acclaimed book. Here is the first chapterhttp://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674072251 It shows his … Continue reading Isaiah Berlin’s “The Hedgehog and the Fox”