Can Military Defeat Break the Iranian Regime’s Death Grip on Its People?
A new history of the Islamic Revolution and its discontents.
September 4, 2026
The Jews Who Brought Classical Music to Iceland
A tale of three unwanted refugees.
In 1935, Iceland was a poor country with a small population that—like so much of the world—had decided to close its doors to Jewish refugees from Germany. Jenna Gottlieb, drawing on a recent book on the subject, describes a handful of remarkable exceptions:
September 4, 2026
The Ugly Legacy of the World Conference against Racism
A quarter-century of anti-Semitism started in Durban.
Brad Lander’s Anti-Israel Protestations Didn’t Protect Him from the Mob
“The only good Zionist is a dead Zionist!”
The Jews Who Brought Classical Music to Iceland
A tale of three unwanted refugees.
Young People Say They Want to See More Religion Onscreen
But Hollywood remains as gormless as ever about the subject.