Turkey, Israel, and the West’s Human-Rights Hypocrisy
No one will condemn Ankara for its authoritarianism.
July 6, 2026
How the Founders Protected Freedom of Navigation from Jihad
The Barbary pirates shared the ayatollah’s ideology.
In 1786, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, frustrated by having to pay bribes to the rulers of the Barbary coast to protect American merchant ships from piracy, met in London with a Tripolitanian envoy. Michael Oren describes what they learned:
July 6, 2026
How the Founders Protected Freedom of Navigation from Jihad
The Barbary pirates shared the ayatollah’s ideology.
Defending Israel in the Post-October 7 World
Strong blows must substitute for speculation about deterrence.
The Jews of St. Eustatius and the American Revolution
A new exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History.
Orthodox Judaism in the Land of Freedom
Surprising success, after 250 years.