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Culture Builds What Politics Cannot: How Art, Language, and Narrative Reopen the Future

This essay is part of the series “Before Reconstruction: The Moral Architecture of Peace,” which examines the psychological, cultural, and moral…

Discourse over military strikes against Iran often blurs a crucial political distinction. When the United States threatens and carries out attacks on…

From Northern Folklore to the Mediterranean

In my earlier article Mediterranean Chud — From Russians to Arabs, From Chud to “Palestinians”, I used the old word Chud as a metaphor. The term has long appeared in Russian and Scandinavian…

The dialogue between Hashem and Moshe Rabbeinu after the sin of the Golden Calf, was very revealing.

It was described as an עת רצון, or an auspicious time. It was as if Moshe was allowed to ask Hashem any question, and he would receive…

The last decade has felt like an endless war for Israel. Rockets, terror attacks, border conflicts, and international condemnation seem to arrive in waves. What makes Israel’s situation unique in modern history is not only the frequency of…

For decades, the Middle East has remained one of the most volatile regions in global politics. From long-standing rivalries to modern geopolitical competition, conflicts in the region have repeatedly threatened global stability. The recent…

Have you ever wondered what it is like to walk around in a country where the air itself carries fear?

In Israel these days, there is a collective emotional climate that lives between people. It is not only the ordinary anxieties that…

Like many Arabs, Jews, and Christians in Israel, I now divide my days between ordinary life and repeated trips to our safe room. The rockets fired at us make no distinction between ethnic or religious backgrounds. And despite Iranian claims…

The protest outside Gracie Mansion this week revealed something deeper than a moment of street violence. It exposed the moral confusion that has entered parts of American political life.

Crowds gathered outside the mayor’s residence….

Lessons from the Netherlands: Reflections on Low Abortion Rates and Reproductive Education

Growing up in a Dutch immigrant household, I noticed early on that something about my parents’ approach to life and family planning was very…