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Plus: Mid-Ukraine victory lap, Biden says he still wants to address the border.

Solving Columbia.

Interview with John Lavenburg of Crux on the Protests at Columbia University, April 22, 2024 by Fr. Roger Landry

Fr. Roger J. Landry Interview with Crux’s John Lavenburg April 22, 2024   This interview was conducted by email on April 22, 2024. John Lavenburg’s article appeared on April 24 on Crux.  Crux: What is your reaction to what’s taken place at Columbia University in recent days?  Landry: Concern and sadness over what’s happening. At […]

This piece is part of our Wit­ness­ing series, which shares pieces from Israeli authors and authors in Israe

There's a core problem when designing decentralized networks. You have to make a terrible choice at design time. 1. Either you make a network that is very secure and you protect marginalized people, but you also protect really awful people like pedophiles and human traffickers. OR 2. You don't built it securely and the network by default reflects or even amplifies existing power structures. The Fediverse didn't chose #1, so it ended up with #2, which means that many people won't see the problems. But if you're marginalized because of your ethnicity, your skin color, your country of origin, or a host of other factors, you do. The Fediverse does a decent job for Queer folks, and that's awesome! However the power that Queer folks have on the Fediverse is proportional to its size, and if the network grows then Queer folk may find that their empowerment will start to dissolve, just as its done for other marginalized people on the network, like Jews, and POC. #Fediverse

Biden administration promotes Hamas propaganda by smearing Israel as a human rights abuser.

The aggression against Israel and Jews would not be tolerated if aimed at any other minority; its defenders are unforgivably prioritizing free speech above the intended deadly consequences

A pragmatic, peaceful approach is the only way to a real state.

Into the Unknown by Sara Lamm

Seven Weeks of Superheroes On the second night of Passover, Jews worldwide began counting the Sefirat HaOmer. For seven weeks, or forty-nine days – or seven squared, as my six-year-old reminded me – there is a Biblical commandment to count each day between the holiday of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot. Essentially, we are […]

The Temple Mount Sifting Project announced their conclusions concerning a small caly token found over a decade ago, used by pilgrims ascending to the Temple.

At a House Education Committee hearing, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) grilled Columbia University President Minouche Shafik about her response to antisemitism on campus, framing his inquiry in decidedly Biblical terms. 

The Bitter Path to Redemption by Rabbi Elie Mischel

God has chosen our generation for greatness. The path may be bitter, but great days await.

With campus antisemitism exploding, where are Joe Biden’s Departments of Education and Justice?

A passage in the Haggadah teaches that “in every generation, there are those who rise against us.” It has never been more relevant.

Protesters at Columbia University have cited the Palestinian scholar Edward Said — without acknowledging that Said tried to erase Jews.

Whatever you think of Israel, there's just no future in "global intifada" and "Death to America".

Pinching Pennies for Putin by Kevin D. Williamson

J.D. Vance pretends to be a fiscal conservative in his quest against foreign aid.