Israel Agreed Not to Retaliate During the Persian Gulf War—and Paid a Price for It
New evidence shows the duplicity of American claims.
February 19, 2018
A Television Show Set in the Afterlife Sends Up America’s Post-Christian Theology
The divine situation comedy.
The sitcom The Good Place, poised to enter its third season, is based on a novel premise: the selfish main character, Eleanor, has found herself mistakenly sent to heaven. To keep her secret safe, her heavenly husband—who had been an ethics professor in this world—gives her lessons in how to be a good person so that she can successfully blend in among the saved. Alexi Sargeant, who finds the show “unexpectedly profound,” writes in his review:
February 19, 2018
How to Curb Iran’s Nuclear Program
Making the best of a bad deal.
Even If It Didn’t Plant the Bomb, Hamas Is Responsible for the Latest Attack on Israeli Soldiers
Escalation in Gaza.
The Decline of the American Jewish Matchmaker
From necessity to laughingstock.
A Television Show Set in the Afterlife Sends Up America’s Post-Christian Theology
The divine situation comedy.