Why Erdogan Sat Out the Iran War
A four-century-old peace treaty still holds.
May 29, 2026
A Jewish Consideration of the Pope’s View of AI
The dangers of the new idolatry.
On May 15, Pope Leo XIV released an encyclical on artificial intelligence. As someone whose “Jewish moral anthropology” makes him “quite friendly to the general modes of thought of Catholic social teaching,” Yuval Levin approached the document as “a very friendly reader.” He writes:
May 29, 2026
Palestinian Elections Show Declining Faith in the System
Clan loyalties outweigh partisanship.
The Attack on the UK’s Jewish Culture Month
The message: Jews don’t belong.
A Jewish Consideration of the Pope’s View of AI
The dangers of the new idolatry.
The Ritual of the Wayward Wife and God’s Demands of Society
A perspective from the Code of Hammurabi.