Monthly Essays

Relearning the language of nationhood.

Two competing stories dominate the discourse on Jewish emigration and aliyah. Neither one is about the trends that actually matter.

Since 2023, the Jewish state has been teetering on the edge of a constitutional crisis. Expanding the legislative branch could bring stability and maturity to Israeli democracy.

The death of Ali Khamenei and the end of political Islam’s century-long experiment in power.

One-hundred years of betrayal, beginning with directives from Stalin.

Understanding and defeating the assault on Jewish moral self-confidence.

The author of the great Jewish language column examines his alter ego.

Israel contra mundum.