The Proposed Palestinian Constitution Elevates War over Statehood
The PLO remains supreme.
February 19, 2026
A Free-Speech Organization Abandons Jewish Writers
PEN America betrays its principles.
Today, when so many institutions have been hijacked by leftwing activists, PEN America—the national branch of the organization of “poets, essayists, and novelists” founded in 1921—has for the most part remained true to its first principle of defending freedom of speech. It has even opposed the banning of the loathsome and anti-Semitic far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos from college campuses. But, Ari Ingel observes, it draws the line at Jews who might be sympathetic to Israel:
February 19, 2026
Israel Has No Stores of Rare Minerals, but Can Benefit from Their New Centrality
A diplomatic and economic opportunity.
Ben Sasse on Life, Death, and the American Condition
A former senator’s personal reflections.
A Free-Speech Organization Abandons Jewish Writers
PEN America betrays its principles.
Thieves Lead to the Discovery of a Second Temple-Era Stone Workshop
A site for pilgrims.