A Long-Term Strategy for Iran
First, no deals.
June 11, 2026
Shiites Are Turning Their Backs on Hizballah
It lost the narrative because of “military defeat.”
While Israelis are watching the situation in the Persian Gulf with concern—and monitoring their phones for alerts about incoming ballistic missiles—they are also looking north to the operation in Lebanon. Many worry the fighting will end too soon, leaving Hizballah wounded but not beaten; others worry that the IDF is again being drawn into protracted engagement in Lebanon without clear or achievable strategic goals. Indeed, the two concerns overlap. Ralph Atrach looks at the war from the perspective of the Lebanese Shiites, who are Hizballah’s base:
June 11, 2026
Shiites Are Turning Their Backs on Hizballah
It lost the narrative because of “military defeat.”
Voters Are Okay with Graham Platner Because He Hates Israel
When an Israeli flag is worse than a Nazi insignia.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Most Important Book
The soul of the halakhic man.
No, “Ein K’Eloheinu” Didn’t Originate in a Beer Hall
The melody’s history is even more fascinating.