Why Arab Jerusalem Has Stayed Quiet
How a fence made better neighbors.
June 14, 2024
Iraqi Archives Reveal Saddam Hussein’s Obsession with Jews
His intelligence officers combed school notebooks for insight into the Jewish cabal running the world.
When the U.S. and its allies overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003, they seized control of his government’s vast archives. Samuel Helfont describes the “tortured journey” that these troves of documents have taken since then, as well as some of the noteworthy things they contain:
June 14, 2024
School Vouchers, Not Child Credits, Can Bring the Birthrate Back Up
Learning from Israel’s culture of fertility.
Iraqi Archives Reveal Saddam Hussein’s Obsession with Jews
His intelligence officers combed school notebooks for insight into the Jewish cabal running the world.
Columbia, Alexander Hamilton, and the Roots of American Philo-Semitism
Denouncing bigotry at a memorable trial.
One of America’s Great Rabbinic Minds Weighs in on a Football Player’s Name
The ineffable wide receiver.