The U.S., and the World, Should Recognize Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights
Justified politically, strategically, historically, and morally.
March 7, 2019
What Declassified Vatican Archives Might Reveal about the Church and World War II
After decades, Pius XII’s files will be revealed.
On Monday, Pope Francis announced his intention to open in their entirety the Vatican archives of Pius XII, who served in the papacy from 1939 to 1958. Even after the publication of thousands of documents in the 1960s and 1970s, Pius’s wartime activities have remained the subject of intense controversy, with one author dubbing him “Hitler’s pope” while others have argued that he saved hundreds, if not thousands, of Jewish lives. David Kertzer, a scholar of the wartime church, explains why the archives matter:
March 7, 2019
A Year of Israel Coverage at the “New York Times”
A great deal of news is not fit to print.
Democrats Need to Do More Than Demand Another Apology from Ilhan Omar
Her nativist and anti-Semitic rhetoric deserves sharper condemnation.
A Philosopher’s Specious Argument That Religion Must Be Eliminated for Democracy to Thrive
A fundamental misunderstanding of religion.
What Declassified Vatican Archives Might Reveal about the Church and World War II
After decades, Pius XII’s files will be revealed.