Alexander Raikin is a Visiting Fellow in the Bioethics, Technology and Human Flourishing Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His research focuses on the dignity of human life and end-of-life issues, especially on its impact on the field of medicine and broader ethical questions of social belonging. His writing has been widely cited in major publications such as The Atlantic and the New York Times and in academic journals in the United States, Canada, UK, and France. He wrote cover stories for National Review and The New Atlantis, while his other bylines include City Journal, Plough, and the Washington Free Beacon. Raikin frequently speaks on national radio and on major podcasts.
Peter Beinart’s shift to overt anti-Zionism in “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” is more reflective of his intensified desire for validation from critics of Israel’s right to exist more than of fundamental changes in the Israel–Palestine conflict
Alexander RaikinApril 27, 2026