How Israel Can Deal with Hizballah without Another Lebanon War
A new security zone must be part of an offensive strategy.
May 8, 2026
Inflicting pain through words.
In American culture—perhaps appropriately for a people who hold freedom of speech sacred—the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” has long had a kind of moral salience. But a recent, opposing trend warns against hate speech and “microaggressions,” while online mobs can “cancel” and publicly shame people for expressing the wrong opinions or using the wrong words.
A new security zone must be part of an offensive strategy.
The mob comes for the synagogues.
Jews have every right to fight for their religious freedom.
A letter from a Jewish merchant.
Inflicting pain through words.
In American culture—perhaps appropriately for a people who hold freedom of speech sacred—the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” has long had a kind of moral salience. But a recent, opposing trend warns against hate speech and “microaggressions,” while online mobs can “cancel” and publicly shame people for expressing the wrong opinions or using the wrong words.
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