A Progress Report on the Iran War
All the parties have shifted gears.
March 12, 2026
Why Haven’t the Houthis Come to Iran’s Defense?
The dog that hasn’t barked—yet.
Often it is important to pay attention to those things that are not happening. The dog that has not yet barked in this phase of the war are Yemen’s Houthis, despite their demonstrable capacity to disrupt international shipping and to strike both Israel and Saudi Arabia—and despite their having weathered the past 29 months of fighting better than their comrades in Hamas and Hizballah. Ari Heistein suggests that the Houthis might be more deterred than anyone had guessed:
March 12, 2026
Why Haven’t the Houthis Come to Iran’s Defense?
The dog that hasn’t barked—yet.
Democrats and Media Obscure a Terrorist Attack in New York City
Confusing bombers and the bombed.
In Israel, Political Theology Comes to Life
A professor, Leo Strauss, and a visit to Israel.
The Anonymous Italian Jew Who Turned Christian Sources into a Jewish Classic
Sefer Yosippon.