The Protest Movement Is Reviving an Ancient Tension in Iran’s National Character
But can it defeat the ayatollahs’ well-oiled machinery of oppression?
January 3, 2018
Letting Saudi Arabia Host a Chess Tournament Was a Mistake
No Israelis allowed.
On December 26, the World Chess Championship—one of the game’s biggest tournaments—opened in Riyadh. The Saudi government, in what may be a sign of liberalization, announced in advance that female players would be allowed to play bareheaded, in Western dress. But allowing Israeli players was a bridge too far, as the editors of the Washington Post write:
January 3, 2018
Why West European Governments Funnel Cash to Anti-Israel, Pro-Terrorist Organizations
Just say “human rights” and collect checks.
Letting Saudi Arabia Host a Chess Tournament Was a Mistake
No Israelis allowed.
Franz Kafka, “Bambi,” and German Literature’s Jewish Animals
Bestiarum Judaicum.
Did a Change in Humans’ Sense of Self Lead to a Change in Biblical Religion?
People stopped hearing God.