No, Al-Qaeda Is Not Stronger Today Than It Was before 9/11
Islamic State is the real threat—and fighting terror works.
February 11, 2026
When formative institutions retreat, politics expands to compensate.
Drawing on Ruth Wisse’s most recent contribution to Mosaic, Samuel J. Abrams examines the challenges of raising Jews who are knowledgeable bearers of their own heritage:
Islamic State is the real threat—and fighting terror works.
Politics returns.
The Mamdani effect.
When formative institutions retreat, politics expands to compensate.
Salomon Sulzer’s Jewish musical celebrity.
Drawing on Ruth Wisse’s most recent contribution to Mosaic, Samuel J. Abrams examines the challenges of raising Jews who are knowledgeable bearers of their own heritage:
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