The U.S. Attack on Iran Made the Whole World Safer
Taking nonproliferation seriously.
July 3, 2025
Reading Joshua on the Fourth of July
An inspiration for American patriots.
Today’s newsletter began with Nehemiah, one of the very last of the biblical prophets. It will end with one of the first: Stuart Halpern recounts how early American thinkers looked to the book of Joshua for inspiration.
July 3, 2025
Normalization with Syria and the Downside for Israel of American Intervention
Thoughts on a changing Middle East.
The Supreme Court Rejects a Maryland School Board’s Anti-Religious Agenda
Mahmoud v. Taylor.
How Postcolonialism Ruined Verdi’s “Aida”
Saidomasochism.
Reading Joshua on the Fourth of July
An inspiration for American patriots.