Democracy and Divine Justice

Why do we think that the unjust behavior of democratic states will lead to their ruin?

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians seems uniquely, even devilishly, designed to provoke troubling questions concerning the role and scope of justice in political affairs. The latest conflagration proved no exception.

Fear not. This will not be yet another Take™ on that vexing issue. But reading many of the responses to it—especially by concer…