Editorial: The Podcast Presidency
Words have always been one of America’s most powerful instruments of statecraft. A president’s speech can calm financial markets, reassure allies, deter adversaries or,...
Editorial: More Than Hate Crimes
For years, Western democracies have treated antisemitism primarily as a law-enforcement problem. When a synagogue is vandalized, a Jewish student assaulted or a hate...
Editorial: Inside the Tent or Outside the Gate?
The collapse of negotiations to reunite Israel’s Arab political parties has revived a familiar debate in Israeli politics. Mansour Abbas, leader of the United...
Editorial: In Support of the KIDS Act
Congress has spent years investigating the harmful effects of social media and artificial intelligence on children. It has held hearings, questioned technology executives and...
Editorial: The Message Behind the Vote
Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to eliminate U.S. aid to Israel was always destined to fail. It was overly broad, eliminating not only military assistance...
Editorial: Syria’s Long Road Back
For more than four decades, Syria occupied a singular place in American foreign policy. Since 1979, it has appeared on the U.S. list of...
Editorial: Sen. Lindsey Graham, OB”M
The Jewish community has lost many friends in American public life over the generations. Few were as steadfast, as dependable, or as personally invested...
Editorial: When Mourning Becomes a Mirror
Beginning July 15, we enter the Hebrew month of Av. As the calendar approaches Tisha B’Av on July 23, the mood changes. The “Nine...
Editorial: Who Watches the Human Rights Watchers?
For decades, the world’s leading human rights organizations have claimed a unique moral authority. Governments cite their reports, journalists rely on their findings and...
Editorial: The Company Democracies Keep
The NATO summit is over. Once again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was welcomed as an indispensable ally despite another year of democratic backsliding...