George Gilder’s New Edition of "The Israel Test" Issues a Moral and Strategic Wake-Up Call

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A Moral Framework for Civilization

Celebrated futurist and economist George Gilder has released a timely new edition of his groundbreaking book The Israel Test, and he wants the world to understand one urgent point: passing the Israel Test is now more crucial than ever—for nations, for leaders, and for civilization itself.

Gilder’s Israel Test, first published in 2009 and now updated for 2024 with a foreword by Dennis Prager, lays out a provocative moral challenge: do you admire excellence and entrepreneurial genius, or do you envy and seek to tear it down? Applied globally, Gilder argues that how individuals and nations respond to Israel's extraordinary success is a litmus test for their broader values—economic, political, and spiritual.

“Colleges across America are measurably failing their Israel Test,” Gilder laments. “There’s a pervasive desire to tear down people who succeed, rather than admire and emulate them.” Yet, he insists, those who pass the test reap the rewards. And nowhere is this clearer, he says, than in Israel itself—a tiny, embattled nation that has become the technological and economic miracle of the modern age.

George Gilder: Why are Obama Dems empowering (& enriching) Islamist Iran against their enemy, Judeo-Christian Israel?

Analyst, George Gilder discusses his views on why he believes the Democratic Party, particularly under Obama's leadership, has empowered Islamist Iran against Judeo-Christian Israel. He suggests that Obama's upbringing with Muslims, his association with individuals like Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and possible support from Islamists during his education at Harvard and Columbia have influenced his stance. 

Mr. Gilder also mentions the influence of Communism and argues that the Democratic party perceives the Islamo-Marxist axis as being on their side, leading to what he deems as a self-destructive movement and social suicide for the country.