Iran Is Playing Out the Clock
To win, the U.S. must make each minute hurt.
August 6, 2026
Politics as therapeutic (and anti-Semitic) exercise.
In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed—who felt the need to make excuses for an attack on a synagogue daycare—won the Democratic senatorial primary on Tuesday, just barely edging out his centrist competitor. Kevin Williamson notes that El-Sayed isn’t the sort of candidate you would run in 2026 if you wanted to beat Republicans in a purple state:
To win, the U.S. must make each minute hurt.
Politics as therapeutic (and anti-Semitic) exercise.
“They say death to Israel, comma, death to America.”
They did not think America owed them acceptance; they believed they owed America their loyalty.
The convoluted story of the custom that makes Jews stand out.
In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed—who felt the need to make excuses for an attack on a synagogue daycare—won the Democratic senatorial primary on Tuesday, just barely edging out his centrist competitor. Kevin Williamson notes that El-Sayed isn’t the sort of candidate you would run in 2026 if you wanted to beat Republicans in a purple state:
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