Why the Peace Process Always Fails; or, the Art of the Non-Deal
The myth about Palestinians’ missed opportunities.
May 24, 2017
King Saul’s Murderous Mania
The inverse of the Oedipus complex.
Drawing on interpretations offered by Moshe Halbertal and Stephen Holmes in their recent study of the politics of the book of Samuel, Peter Leithart analyzes the corrupting influence of power on Israel’s first king and his disintegration into an obsessive envy of the young David, whom at first he had loved like a son:
May 24, 2017
Perfect Security Is Impossible, but Suicide Bombing Can Be Prevented
Lessons from Israel and from Middle Eastern television.
Turkish Goons Can’t Be Allowed to Beat Up Americans in the Capital
Not in our house.
King Saul’s Murderous Mania
The inverse of the Oedipus complex.
Saying Farewell, and Good Riddance, to Israel’s State-Run Television Channel
A remnant of socialist authoritarianism.