Israel Can Gradually Dismantle Hamas in Gaza, Without Resuming Full-Scale War
The most likely outcome.
December 30, 2025
Will U.S. Airstrikes Stop Islamic State in Nigeria?
No, but they might send an important message.
On December 14, an armed group kidnapped thirteen people from a Nigerian church, only a few weeks after the abduction of 250 children and twelve adults from a Christian school. These atrocities are of a piece with ongoing attacks by jihadists on Nigerian Christians, which often escalate around Christmastime. The U.S. responded on Thursday with airstrikes on Islamic Stage fighters. To Kyle Orton, there is little doubt that the attacks are justified; the real question is whether they will be effective:
December 30, 2025
Will U.S. Airstrikes Stop Islamic State in Nigeria?
No, but they might send an important message.
The UK Cheers the Arrival of an Anti-Semite to Its Borders
Alaa Abd el-Fattah and his meaningless apology.
Four Decades before the Experts, Norman Podhoretz Saw Through Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann
A report on the perversity of brilliance.
A Temple Mount Mikveh, Destroyed by the Romans
A story in the ashes.