How Hamas’s Famine Strategy Outmaneuvered Israel
Humanitarian aid, Israeli diplomacy, and the next steps in the Gaza war.
July 29, 2025
Grasping the Seriousness of Remembered Jewish Sorrow
“What need have I to bemoan Jerusalem? After all, I didn’t destroy it!”
In the Jewish calendar, we find ourselves presently in the nine-day period of mourning that leads up to Tisha b’Av, the fast commemorating the destruction of the Temples and other Jewish calamities. Matt Austerklein considers the meaning of this time of year:
July 29, 2025
Emmanuel Macron Sacrifices Israel on the Altar of His Own Vanity
“Both meaningless and potentially lethal.”
To Stop China, America Must Keep the Peace in the Middle East
Don’t pivot.
Grasping the Seriousness of Remembered Jewish Sorrow
“What need have I to bemoan Jerusalem? After all, I didn’t destroy it!”
The Two Larger-Than-Life Jews Who Made Hollywood a Larger-Than-Life Place
Irving Thalberg, Louis B. Mayer, and The Last Tycoon.