The U.S. Attack on Iran Made the Whole World Safer
Taking nonproliferation seriously.
July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court Rejects a Maryland School Board’s Anti-Religious Agenda
Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Yesterday’s newsletter mentioned the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which the Supreme Court handed down an important ruling about parental and religious rights. The original suit was brought by Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox Christian parents in Montgomery County who didn’t want their elementary-school children to be exposed to picture books that valorize gay marriage and child transsexualism. At first, they had been allowed to opt out of these parts of the curriculum, but the school board changed this policy in 2023. Asma Uddin explains the court’s ruling in favor of the parents:
July 3, 2025
Normalization with Syria and the Downside for Israel of American Intervention
Thoughts on a changing Middle East.
The Supreme Court Rejects a Maryland School Board’s Anti-Religious Agenda
Mahmoud v. Taylor.
How Postcolonialism Ruined Verdi’s “Aida”
Saidomasochism.
Reading Joshua on the Fourth of July
An inspiration for American patriots.