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In 2017, Bill Gates floated a deceptively simple idea: if robots take human jobs, they should be taxed just as humans are. At the time, it sounded futuristic, even eccentric. Today, as artificial intelligence and automation displace workers…

Some people call it Global SUMUD — “steadfastness.” It sounds poetic, almost noble. But in truth, it is terrorism in costume, sailing the seas under the banner of human rights. A flotilla of self-proclaimed peace activists waves banners…

Ever since I got involved with the issue of Campus anti-Semitism at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), where I was teaching part-time, I have not been impressed by the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) approach to the issue. I had…

It is a peculiarly British scandal to be exquisitely polite at precisely the moment one ought to be excruciatingly clear. We butter the toast of our principles, trim their crusts, and serve them on a doily when what is needed is the plain…

When students learn “Western Civilization” in schools and universities, the implicit message is that Europe has always been the world’s most advanced cultural and political region. The idea is that Greece gave us democracy, Rome gave us…

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Sure, some imitation, some copying or mimicry, is flattering. But we have way too many people on this planet who just copy without coming up with a single original idea. Now, my high…

Britain has seen terror before. The IRA’s bombing campaigns in London, Dublin and Manchester; the Islamist terror attacks of 7/7; and yesterday in Manchester, when, as Jews marked Yom Kippur, the holiest single day in the entire 354 days of…

For nearly two years, the war in Gaza has consumed lives, hardened positions, and left Israelis, Palestinians, and much of the world feeling locked in an endless cycle of grief. The Friday evening announcement from Hamas that it is willing to…

Freedom of speech is widely regarded as a cornerstone of democratic society. In theory, it protects every citizen – left, right, or apolitical – from interference and censorship. Yet anyone following today’s debates can see that this…