The Fall of Maduro and Its Meaning for the Middle East
Venezuela was a strategic foothold for Iran.
January 5, 2026
Why Satmar Hasidim Embraced Mamdani
Expedience, not ideology.
The rise of Zohran Mamdani suggests that most of the bad ideas that Podhoretz and his comrades spent their lives fighting are destined to keep coming back. There will be much more to say on this subject, alas. But I want to focus now on one particular oddity: that the Satmar Hasidim of Brooklyn endorsed Mamdani after he won the Democratic primary. (Previously, they had endorsed Andrew Cuomo.)
January 5, 2026
Can the Iranian Regime Survive?
Why people are risking their lives to protest the ayatollahs.
The Real Meaning of Neoconservatism
Taking the threats to America seriously.
Why Satmar Hasidim Embraced Mamdani
Expedience, not ideology.
Great Yiddish Poetry Comes to the Stage
Avraham Sutzkever’s Night Stories.