Devorah Goldman
Fellow
Devorah Goldman is a fellow in EPPC’s Program in Bioethics, Technology and Human Flourishing. She is the chief contributor to Etzem–a column on bioethics, medical policy, religion, and culture published by Mosaic magazine.
Devorah Goldman is a fellow in EPPC’s Program in Bioethics, Technology and Human Flourishing. She is the chief contributor to Etzem–a column on bioethics, medical policy, religion, and culture published by Mosaic magazine.
She is also the director and editorial mentor of the Krauthammer Fellowship—a year-long program for aspiring writers run by Tikvah—as well as a contributing editor at The Public Discourse and Mosaic magazines. She runs a Substack newsletter, Side Effects, which focuses on medicine, technology, and society.
Ms. Goldman’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BNA, National Affairs, The New Atlantis, and other publications. She previously worked as a legislative staffer in the U.S. Senate and an editor at National Affairs.
Ms. Goldman has also helped spearhead several initiatives at Tikvah. These include the creation of a curriculum on the role of the Hebrew Bible in American history, which is currently being used as part of a two-year course offered by over 20 Jewish day schools. With assistance from the Blackstone Legal Fellowship and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Ms. Goldman founded and led Tikvah’s summer legal fellowship, which launched in May 2021.
I Shall Go to Him, but He Will Never Come Back to Me
Devorah Goldman
Peter Listro was diagnosed with blood cancer at the age of eighty-three and told he had less than a year…
Articles
Mosaic Magazine / June 29, 2026
EPPC Scholars Encourage HHS to Prohibit Illegal Discrimination, Protect Conscience Rights in Medical Training and…
Aaron Kheriaty, Devorah Goldman, Rachel N. Morrison
On June 9, 2026, EPPC Scholars Rachel N. Morrison of the Administrative State Accountability Project and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty and…
Public Comments
PDF / June 10, 2026
Bone of My Bone
Devorah Goldman
The modern world claims mastery of medicine and nature, while stripping us of an essence known since our first days in Eden.
Articles
Mosaic / May 26, 2026
Calvin Coolidge’s “Hebraic Mortar”
Devorah Goldman
In May 1925, President Calvin Coolidge offered a vivid tribute to the “Hebraic mortar … of American democracy.” It should have been…
Articles
The Public Discourse / December 22, 2025
Nonprofit Hospitals in the Crosshairs
Devorah Goldman
Democrats and Republicans could join forces to rein in some health systems’ abuse of their tax-exempt status.
City Journal / October 16, 2025
The FDA’s Vinay Prasad Is a Potentially Fatal Barrier to the Right to Try
Devorah Goldman
On July 29, Dr. Vinay Prasad abruptly left his job at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); less than…
Articles
Real Clear Markets / September 23, 2025
EPPC Scholars Submit Comment Supporting Eliminating DEI in Medical Education Accreditation
Aaron Kheriaty, Devorah Goldman, Rachel N. Morrison
On September 15, 2025, EPPC scholars Rachel N. Morrison, Aaron Kheriaty, and Devorah Goldman submitted a public comment to the…
Public Comments
PDF / September 16, 2025
Israel’s Future-Oriented Natalism: A Q&A with Daniel Kane
Devorah Goldman
“There’s this very deep part of the Jewish religious tradition that understands children to be a blessing. I think Jews have deeply internalized that.”
Articles, Interviews
Public Discourse / July 23, 2025
Ozempocalypse?
Devorah Goldman
It’s unclear so far what, if any, decisive or long-term impact Ozempic might have on American health. But the contours of the debate are revealing.
Articles
Public Discourse / February 23, 2025
The AI Threat to Medical Decision Making
Devorah Goldman
Will large-language models help or harm patients and doctors?
Articles
Side Effects / November 1, 2024
Reflections on Avelut
Devorah Goldman
Most Americans will not begin adopting avelut practices in any kind of wholesale manner. But it offers insights into the human condition that may nonetheless be helpful—about the timing of the grief cycle, the need to honor the departed free from distraction, and how communities might adopt robust mourning structures to support those who are suffering.
Articles
Public Discourse / October 1, 2024