Why is it so hard to discuss politics? Why has the topic of Israel become a lightning rod of sorts for many?
To begin to answer these questions, I am reminded of Andrew Sullivan’s piece from this past December, in which he argued that politics have become the new religion. “We have the cult of Trump on the right, a demigod who, among his worshippers, can do no wrong,” wrote Sullivan. “And we have the cult of social justice on the left, a religion whose followers show the same zeal as any born-again Evangelical.” For Sullivan, bo...
