No, the End of the Iran War Doesn’t Mean the End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance
Some historical context is in order.
June 19, 2026
Religion as a Literary Weapon against Totalitarianism
Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.
In The Master and Margarita, the Russian novelist Mikhail Bulgakov skewers Stalinism, but also explores art, opera, and his own idiosyncratic Orthodox Christianity. Ezekiel Burdman comments:
June 19, 2026
Syria Isn’t the Answer to Lebanon’s Hizballah Problem
The Lebanese have had enough of Syrian intervention.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Has a Terrorism Problem
The federal government should take action.
How East Asian Mother-of-Pearl Made Its Way to Ancient Israel
A one-of-a-kind seal.
Religion as a Literary Weapon against Totalitarianism
Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.