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- A comprehensive argument explaining why the solution to the Gaza crisis cannot be found at the midpoint between Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. -- The Blind Centrist's Guide to Gaza -- May 10
- Welcome news of progress toward Iranian accountability for at least some of its crimes against humanity. -- Toward Accountability for Iran’s UN-Recognized Crimes Against Humanity -- May 10
- An exploration of the relationship between abortion has a fundamental moral cause and abortion as a politically useful tactic for mobilizing voters. -- The Great Hypocrisy of the Pro-Life Movement -- May 10
- An article describing how DEI programs are responding to increasing public criticism and political efforts to prohibit them. -- With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding -- May 10
- From Dennis Ross, a provocative, ambitious, and controversial proposal for countering Iran and defusing the crisis in Gaza. -- Why Israel Should Declare a Unilateral Cease-Fire in Gaza -- May 09
- Welcome recognition that successfully fighting climate change will require major improvements in the political process we use to make decisions about climate related issues. -- To Fight Climate Change, We Need New ‘Political Technologies’ -- May 09
- Another plea to take the deteriorating global security environment seriously and not assume that a third World War is an impossibility. -- Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world war -- May 09
- As we slide into an increasingly dangerous global Cold War, a sobering assessment of relative strengths of competing blocs. -- Sizing up the New Axis -- May 09
- In light of today's campus protests, a look back at the long shadow cast by the vastly bigger and more consequential protests of the 1960s and early 70s. -- The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education -- May 08
- Thoughtful reflections on the nature of cultural evolution and the dangers of the cosmopolitan, global monoculture which has led so many people to adopt such highly similar sets of beliefs. -- Beware Cultural Drift -- May 08
- A report on the dramatic shifts that are taking place in the complex legal, political, and economic environment that determines the way in which peoples and countries interact with one another. -- The New Rules -- Exploring the policies, people, and ideas reshaping the global economy -- May 08
- Greg Lukianoff's words of caution regarding Jonathan Haidt's calls for sharp controls on social media for young people. -- My First Amendment concerns with ‘The Anxious Generation’ -- May 08
- An eye-opening analysis of internal campus protest documents revealing their interconnections, their funding, their command structure, their inner workings, and their goals. -- Student activists or pro insurgents? -- May 07
- An article about a court case that pretty convincingly demonstrates that there are cases in which reverse discrimination is a real problem. -- You Can’t Fire Only the White Guys -- May 07
- An interesting essay exploring the symbiotic relationship between Donald Trump in the Democratic political establishment. -- Why Democrats Can’t Quit Trump -- May 07
- For a world in which so many people are convinced that they know the "truth," an exploration of uncertainty and probability theory. -- Probability and Subjective Certainty -- May 07
- In the context of the ongoing Gaza war, a personal and an in-depth look at the process of persuasion and the way in which fundamental beliefs change. -- Confessions of a former antisemite -- May 06
- A short primer that attempts to shed light on an unbelievably complex topic -- the web of interrelationships that characterize today's Middle East. -- A Cheat Sheet to the Middle East’s Web of Friends and Enemies -- May 06
- A profile of President Biden's long-standing and quite successful political strategy of adjusting his views to the changing and, sometimes, logically inconsistent views of his constituents. -- Joe Biden’s Long Career of Conformity -- May 06
- This is the critical article about NPR that has provoked considerable outcry. It deserves thoughtful consideration. -- I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. -- May 06
- A provocative and challenging essay that asks today's highly educated elites to quit defending just their narrow interests and start defending the interests of society as a whole. -- Embrace your Inner Barbarian -- May 05
- A crazy idea that might actually make some sense – practicing difficult conversations with AI chatbots. -- For Conversations You Dread, Try a Chatbot -- May 05
- Food for thought on one of the most difficult and important kinds of disputes -- disputes between parents and children. -- How to Negotiate Effectively With a Child -- May 05
- The report on a legal claim that some of the groups behind the campus protests have direct ties to Hamas -- a legally recognized "foreign terrorist organization." -- A suit alleges anti-Israel protest groups provide material support to Hamas -- May 05
- From an Israeli perspective, reflections on the relationship between freedom of speech and efforts to limit campus protests. -- Not in Our Name -- May 04