Without Regime Change in Beirut or Tehran, Israel Won’t Put an End to Hizballah
But it can, and must, keep fighting.
May 14, 2026
The Jewish Philosopher Who Operated Outside the Greco-Islamic Tradition
While studying mathematics and astronomy.
Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel of Prague (c. 1525–1609), known in rabbinic circles as the Maharal, is today most associated with the legend that he created a golem to defend the Jews of his city—which probably was an early-20th-century invention. Because of his eclectic interests, his approach to the Talmud, Kabbalah, and other traditional subjects, and his overall worldview, he was very much out of step with the rabbinic thought of his time. Tamar Marvin argues that his thought is the closest thing to “a natively Jewish philosophy” before the modern era:
May 14, 2026
A Lesson in Middle East Policy from the Founding Fathers
From the Strait of Hormuz to the shores of Tripoli.
Don’t Forget Religious Persecution in China
President Trump should take a page from Ronald Reagan’s playbook.
The Jewish Philosopher Who Operated Outside the Greco-Islamic Tradition
While studying mathematics and astronomy.
The Revival of Jewish Jerusalem
And why Zionism was good for its Christians and Muslims.