What’s Harder, Fatherhood or Prosecuting Terrorists?

Ha! That’s a trick question—they’re equally difficult! At least, that’s according to attorney general Eric Holder, who recently told the Alliance of Concerned Men: Each day, I’m reminded of the threats we face, and I’m charged with protecting both the safety of the American people and the strength of our justice system. As solemn and …

The Immortal Life of Yitta Schwartz

This weekend, the Times brought us the staggering story of Yitta Schwartz, a Holocaust survivor from Hungary who died last week at 93. Mrs. Schwartz, a member of the Satmar Hasidim, had eighteen children, fifteen of whom lived to adulthood. Those fifteen, by and large, were as fecund as their mother, and the Hasidim tend …