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Ideas at work.(Editorial)
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Foreign Policy
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May 1, 2008
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Here at FP, we like to say we are the magazine of "global politics, economics, and ideas." Although you will find all three in every edition, this issue offers an extra heavy dose of ideas. One of the most profound--sometimes controversial--ideas of the last century that still resonates today is the idea of a Jewish state. As Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary, our cover story by Gershom Gorenberg examines (and debunks) the myths that follow in its wake. Because, as he explains, Israel is "best understood as a real place, not a country of myth."
We often imagine ideas in highly abstract terms, but ideas can also be concrete--as in bricks and mortar. In a feature essay, ...