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In global diplomacy, repetition masquerading as principle produces failure. For eight decades, the international system has recycled the same territorial formulas in the Levant, despite their consistent inability to deliver either peace or…

Last night, during my Torah class, a student sent me a photo of a wooden post on the boardwalk here in Jupiter, Florida. Scribbled across it in crude, violent letters were the words: “Kill the Jews.”

It hit me in the chest. That burning,…

When he sat down for an interview in November with the Chronicle of Higher Education, Mahmood Mamdani offered one parameter: “Let’s not talk about the mayor thing.”

It was just two days after the Columbia University…

Yaakov is old, he has little time left. He has lived with his reunited family in Egypt for seventeen years, in a state of tranquility which had escaped them until now. Yoseph brings his children to visit their ailing grandfather. Yaakov tells…

The appointment of the private astronaut, Jared Isaacman, as the Administrator of NASA marks a historical turning point, not only for the American space agency, but for the global space community, the scientific world, and, of course, the…

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.” -Benjamin Franklin

Did Joseph have more than two sons? The Torah…

Power rarely collapses aloud. It erodes quietly, when currencies stop persuading, ballots stop convincing, and obedience costs more to extract each day. Iran’s streets matter not for their noise, but for the trust that withdrew before the…

There are moments when a policy document does more than outline recommendations. It draws a line between what a government understands as responsibility and…

I suggest focusing on one meta-trend that has been shaping our culture for the past few years and will only deepen in 2026: “Back to the Roots”.

This is an overarching force that connects many phenomena that may look random or unrelated…

As we begin the new year, much of the world appears eager to turn the page on Israel’s war. The return of hostages and the announcement of a US-brokered ceasefire last October have created the impression that the conflict is behind us….