i leave midtown manhattan to go to g f k. And is a small window for me to get here in time to enjoy the programme with my son. It's snowing, just this relentless hour after hour, blanketing the city. The cab can't go faster than 20 miles an hour, so it takes about forty five minutes. There's a vitality and national pride here that's so missing in America these days. Ah, and i'm very worried about the future of america.
Can Israeli society survive the loss of universal military service? Will the deregulation of Israel's kosher supervision spell the end of its Jewish character? And, speaking of Israel, what is it that makes its television dramas so good? Tyler Cowen discusses these and other subjects with EconTalk host Russ Roberts, new immigrant to Israel and unabashed fan of the Prisoners of War miniseries and Homer's Odyssey.