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#4182: The Corner Store Loophole: Alcohol, Law & Addiction
Why corner stores can sell to visibly addicted customers—and what that does to the body.
#4168: What Landlords Fear: Reforming Israeli Rentals for Both Sides
The current system fails tenants and landlords alike. Here's what a fair compromise could look like.
#4163: When Religious Women Want Segregated Campuses
A bill permits single-gender university programs in Israel. Is letting people self-segregate the liberal thing to do?
#4162: When a Government Defies Its Own Supreme Court
What happens when a government officially refuses to comply with a court ruling — and there's no higher authority to enforce it?
#4158: Who Becomes a Judge? Inside the Robe
What drives a lawyer to become a judge? We explore the human reality behind the bench.
#4156: How Precedent Rewrites the Law You Read
How case law silently rewrites statutes in the UK, US, and Israel — and why a rental law debate proves it.
#4136: How 4 Democracies Decide If Laws Are Valid
Ireland, US, Israel, UK — four countries, four ways courts decide if laws are constitutional.
#4132: When Your Landlord Becomes the Leak
A roof leak, a hostile eviction, and the question of whether housing abuse creates real trauma.
#4130: When Your Landlord Evicts You for Asking Repairs
A leaky roof, an eviction notice, and a housing system that punishes tenants for asking for repairs.
#4129: The Invisible Market for Used Equipment in Israel
Why Yad2 prices are broken — and how to buy equipment for 1/3 the price by just walking in and asking.
#4120: Can Shared Faith Bridge Jerusalem’s Deepest Divides?
Do pilgrims to Jerusalem find more common ground in shared religiosity than division in theology?
#4096: Which Rental Van Actually Fits Your Move?
Peugeot Boxer vs Citroën Berlingo — payload math that saves hundreds on moving day.
#4090: When Visual Shortcuts Fail: Reading Politics by Appearance in Israel
How reliable are political signals from clothing? One Jerusalemite's stories of delightful failures.
#4089: When Preparation Becomes a Trap
A tenant faces eviction after asking for roof repairs. Why preparation can backfire.
#4081: Why Flag-Planting Beats Policy in Israeli Politics
How coalition math, voter incentives, and media loops reward provocation over governance in Israel.
#4079: Your Beer, Two Steps, and the Law
What happens when police confiscate your legally-bought beer? A deep dive into police discretion and your rights.
#4061: Wi-Fi Through Concrete Bunkers
Can one access point serve a reinforced concrete apartment with a bomb shelter? Yes, with the right config.
#4051: What Combat Engineers Actually Do on the Ground
Mines, math, and nineteen-year-olds in armored bulldozers — the real job of military engineers.
#4049: How to Engineer a Confession: Covert Recording Tactics
Four conversational techniques to get clear admissions on tape without the other person realizing it.
#4047: Is the Ugly Israeli a Real Generation?
One renter's decade of bad landlords raises a bigger question about empathy, history, and generational change.
#4039: What Landlord Power Does to Human Empathy
Why does the landlord-tenant relationship so often turn cruel? The psychology and law behind the pattern.
#4036: Is Jerusalem Becoming More Religious?
Two people eating pizza notice Jerusalem feels more religious. Are they right? We dig into the data and the psychology.
#4034: How to Fix Israel's Broken Rental System
Six forced moves in ten years. Can one person build a movement to change Israel's broken rental system?
#4033: Why Your Fiber Upload Is Stuck at 250 Mbps
Your fiber plan promises 5 Gbps down but only 250 Mbps up. The bottleneck isn't the glass — it's the pricing sheet.