Howard D. Gerson, at The Blogs

Jan 12, 2023, 2:36 PM

Time to Revamp Diaspora-Israel Relationship

Israel’s unique ethno-liberal democracy – a balancing of liberal democratic ideals and principles of Judaism, is drifting toward a state of affairs in which a minority – the ultra orthodox and far right religious Zionists, would foist a narrowly...

Jan 11, 2023, 5:51 AM

From Ethno-Democracy To Theocracy

Recent events in Israeli politics affirm the political theorist, Isaiah Berlin’s warning, that state expressions of “positive” liberty, as opposed to maintaining a sphere within which citizens are protected from state interference or “negative liberty”, portends tyranny. Jewish historical...

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Howard was born and raised in Montreal and attended McGill University where he studied political science focusing on political theory, graduating in 1986 with a B.A. Honors Political Science. He attended Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991.