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January 16, 2024

DEI in the sky; IRGC in Yemen; Asymmetric polarization on the border

The Republican frontrunner for the White House says that the Jewish state would not have been attacked on Oct. 7 if he was still president.

Even more remarkable than an entire society achieving Cincinnatus status is the fact that it did so on its own without the instructions or even guidance of the state. While the people of Israel acted instantly and efficiently on October 7th and afterward, the state simply failed to function.

Israel is charged with the gravest crime a country can commit, in cynical misrepresentation of reality designed to deny it the right to self-defense against a truly genocidal enemy

If someone keeps choosing an authoritarian and likes the authoritarian even more when he does authoritarian stuff, then maybe they just . . . . like authoritarianism?

Criticize her process all you like, but the level of process is not "none"

On Martin Luther King Day, the ghost of the great civil-rights leader was summoned to condemn Israel. The problem? While alive, King had plenty of opportunities to do so—and never did.

Today marks the hundredth-day anniversary of the atrocities of October 7th, the massacre of 1200 Israelis by Hamas and the taking of more than 240 hostages, 132 of whom remain in captivity. Their suffering is incalculable, brought on by torture, deprivation of lifesaving medication, and sexual abuse. The mere thought of what they have endured for those 100 days torments every Israeli.

Bari Weiss, Michael Oren, Shadi Hamid, Einat Wilf, Bruno Maçães, Haviv Rettig Gur, Andrew Sullivan, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, and more on the Israel-Hamas war.

And the Senate debate over how to end it.

Brace yourself for Bored Pundit Syndrome.

The challenge remains as to whether Black activists today will emulate Dr. King in unequivocally denouncing the rise of antisemitism in America and calling it out within their community. 

Trump's 2024 campaign for president poses a profound moral hazard for every American

The Republican impeachment hearing of Alejandro Mayorkas is full of antisemitic dogwhistles

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