China Can Never Fully Replace America as a Saudi Ally
A result neither Washington nor Riyadh should desire.
December 19, 2022
What Percy Bysshe Shelley Can Teach Us about Hanukkah
“Ozymandias” is a story not only of Egypt, but of nation after nation throughout history—except one.
In his 1817 poem “Ozymandias,” Percy Bysshe Shelley reflected on a fragment of the colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II—the once great ruler of whom “Nothing beside remains.” Two years after composing those verses, Shelley was inspired by a different ancient monument—the Arch of Titus, which portrays Roman soldiers parading the menorah and other items pillaged from the Second Temple—to write two “orations.” Meir Soloveichik comments on them:
December 19, 2022
Israel’s Proposed Sex-Segregation Law Would Expand, Not Restrict, Freedom of Association
There’s no plan to impose religious strictures on the secular public.
What Percy Bysshe Shelley Can Teach Us about Hanukkah
“Ozymandias” is a story not only of Egypt, but of nation after nation throughout history—except one.
What Biblical Heroes Can Teach That Philosophers Cannot
The taming of the shrewd.
An Insider’s History of Five Decades of AIPAC
Changing attitudes toward Israel, and changes in American politics, produced constant challenges.