Current sectionArt & CultureBooksShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeStein Lubrano. "People don't respond to big ideas about politics as though they are convenient little tools to be used and then thrown away. Because by the time they're using that idea, it's reshaped them."Dr. Sarah Stein Lubrano shows that arguments and rational debate rarely change anyone's political opinions. Once that insight sinks in, it becomes clearer how real change can actually be achievedItay Mashiach11:23 PM • June 11 2026 IDTWhen Israeli journalists recently opposed a bid by i24 News owner Patrick Drahi to acquire a stake in Channel 13 News, they pulled from the archives an astute comment by former Supreme Court President Meir Shamgar. Just as they were focused on issues of freedom of expression and control of the media, Shamgar addressed those issues in a 1995 case involving the Israel Bar Association. The bar had refused to publish in its journal an article by one of its members that was critical of the organization. The writer petitioned the High Court of Justice, and Shamgar wrote in support of him that the principle of freedom of expression necessitates a "marketplace of ideas."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Donald TrumpWorld PoliticsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonU.S.-IranErdoganIsrael ElectionsNew York KnicksGwyneth PaltrowHaQuizHaaretz PodcastGwyneth Paltrow Catches Flak After Starring in Israeli Luxury Real Estate AdWhat the Knicks Mania Reveals About Israelis and Collective Blame for Gaza'Propaganda Masked as Art': What Is Putin Trying to Achieve at Venice Biennale?Muslim Graves and Rare Toads: The Fight Over Renovating Jerusalem's Mamilla PoolNYC Actress Malky Goldman Survived a Haredi Arranged MarriageRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza