The UK Joins the Pirates
Britain’s seizure of a vessel signals a dangerous legal shift. It is astonishing that at this moment, when navigation of the Strait
Reason-Vision-Virtue
The Next Frontier of Middle East Peace Runs Through Lebanon
Normalization with Israel has historically run through Riyadh, but Saudi Arabia’s recent disapproval of Israel’s advancement into Lebanon signals that the next
War-weary Russia is falling apart
No one knows how the current dilemma created by Putin’s military misadventure will play out. One thing, however, is increasingly clear: The
The Brits Should Declare Their Independence, Too
The best way for Americans to fight encroaching globalism over here is to support British patriots in their fight against globalism over
The Strange Defeat of Nuclear Deterrence
For nuclear states, the lessons of this moment must be jolting. State and nonstate adversaries are increasingly willing and able to hit
The Rise of the “Conflict-Permanence” Industry
For commerce, governance, and society, the task is clear: to resist the temptation to normalize crisis as the only horizon. Otherwise, the
Citrate Death Spiral
Michigan State University biologist Richard Lenski and collaborators have just published a terrific new paper in the journal eLife.[1] Anyone who wants to see
The End of the Gulf Model?
In the Gulf monarchies, the kafala system binds migrant workers to a kafil, or sponsor. This modern form of servitude gives employers virtually unlimited control
Close Encounter with the Jewish Elite in Hollywood
“To hear this sophisticated and dynamic public figure draw a connection between Jewish involvement in Hollywood and the current degradation of our
From Hitler’s Olympics to Trump’s World Cup
And while all this takes us back nearly a century, imperceptibly reminding us of the era of the Berlin Olympics celebrated then