Society and Demography

By Ron Raskin. Recently, I came across a CNN article titled “Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel”, which discusses results from the Peace and Security Index by Georgetown University. The article argues that women’s rights in Israel are declining. One thing that immediately stood out to me was the index itself. One […]

by Ron Raskin One of the three main points in the new Western doctrine is the need to increase birth rates in Western democracies. This is seen as a way to strengthen society and better prepare Western democracies for the long struggle against growing challenges, especially Islamism. More details are explained below in a Q&A

By Ron Raskin Israel is a small country, but anyone who visits it will notice how colorful its society is. You’ll see Arabs in both traditional and modern clothing, Druze, Bedouins, religious Jews dressed in 18th-century-style clothing, and secular Jews in shorts and T-shirts. Just like their different clothing styles, each group has its own

By Ron Raskin Today’s economy favors high productivity and high income per person. The environment is very competitive, and the time and energy required for success make it hard to support large families. Social norms also don’t encourage having more children. This leads to a decline in the influence of Western democracies in the global