Zohran Mamdani's Jewish Problem
The presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York has repeatedly missed opportunities to forthrightly condemn antisemitic violence.
The presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York has repeatedly missed opportunities to forthrightly condemn antisemitic violence.
The Trump administration continues its war against disfavored speech.
Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.
War with Iran was a risky, destructive gamble. But the worst outcome has been avoided, for now.
A federal judge didn't buy the Trump administration's claims about why it was keeping Khalil in an federal immigration detention center.
A bill awaiting the governor's signature represents a stark reversal from a 2019 law aimed at promoting "uninhibited debate."
Neither American hawks nor Israeli planners intend on allowing for a simple, quick U.S. intervention in Iran.
The Antisemitism Awareness Act threatens the First Amendment by empowering federal bureaucrats to police political and religious expression.
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
According to the suit, workers denied service to and shouted epithets at two men wearing Star of David baseball caps in 2024.
The fight against anti-Semitism is undermined when it is conflated with mere criticism of Israel's government.
Two protesters in Wales were convicted for handing out pamphlets and filming an argument with their member of Parliament.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author discusses the enduring roots of Middle Eastern conflict, the rise and fall of cultural panics, and why Texas may be the blueprint—and battleground—for America's future.
Diplomacy is better than war in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran. But that doesn't mean it's easy.
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The president’s speech in Saudi Arabia promised a new course for U.S. policy in the Middle East. Can he deliver?
The pendulum within Trump’s Middle East policy has swung back toward deal making, for now.
The IGO Anti-Boycott Act would dramatically expand U.S. anti-boycott laws. The House quietly postponed a vote after running into unexpected Republican opposition.
A U.S. district judge called Mohsen Mahdawi’s detention a “great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime.”
"It is unthinkable that a person in a free society could be snatched from the street, imprisoned, and threatened with deportation for expressing an opinion the government dislikes," says FIRE.
The administration's lawyers claim that this was justified by Khalil's likelihood of escape.
The administration's demands extend far beyond its avowed concern about antisemitism and enforcement of "civil rights laws."
The secretary of state, who aims to "liberate American speech," nevertheless wants to deport U.S. residents for expressing opinions that offend him.
Just a quarter of respondents said they favored deporting students for "expressing pro-Palestine views."
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi thought he was going to become an American. Instead, ICE whisked him away into detention.
An immigration judge's decision reinforces the constitutional argument against the law that the secretary of state is invoking.
Detroit lawyer Amir Makled has confidential client data on his phone. That didn’t stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection from trying to search it.
The detention of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk illustrates the startling breadth of the authority the secretary of state is invoking.
"We're looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up," Rubio said in a Thursday press conference.
As a federal judge, Maryanne Trump Barry said the provision is unconstitutionally vague. That's especially problematic when it is used to punish speech.
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City University of New York professor Peter Beinart and AEI's Michael Rubin debate Israel and Palestine.
The Trump administration keeps arresting legal immigrants with views they don't like.
The president is quickly wiping out his own accomplishments.
Plus: Who's in charge of DOGE, protests over Israel's renewed assault on Gaza, and a tribute to the life of Manuel Klausner.
The rationale for deporting Mahmoud Khalil is chillingly vague and broad.
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner says "disseminating antisemitism" in a taxpayer-owned building is "unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated."
The spread of Ultimate Frisbee testifies to a kind of Western soft power in the Middle East, one far friendlier than bombs or bullets.
Just eight colleges had official neutrality policies before the attack. By the end of 2024, it was almost 150.
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It's both unjust and unconstitutional.
President Donald Trump has begun kicking immigrant “Hamas sympathizers” out of the U.S.
Several months ago, Reason interviewed Mahmoud Khalil at a protest encampment. Now he’s sitting in ICE detention.
The president is publicly taking a tough line on the Middle East—while privately supporting diplomacy.
The spread of Ultimate Frisbee testifies to a kind of Western soft power in the Middle East, one far friendlier than bombs or bullets.
Kirk Wolff set out to peacefully protest Trump's plan to take over Gaza. Then an administrator and a police officer drove by.
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It’s hard to tell how serious his threats are—and maybe that’s by design.
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