DNC Readies for Protesters
Plus: Ceasefire negotiations go haywire, free vasectomies and abortions from a van in Chicago, and more...
Israel
Biden Opens the Floodgates on Weapons for the Middle East
The president is reversing a ban on selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia and advancing taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.
Iran Hawks Are Falling for the 'Evil Wizard' Theory of Geopolitics
Assassinating enemy leaders isn’t a silver bullet for solving international conflict.
A Lawsuit by Christian Zionists Says Biden's West Bank Sanctions Violate the First Amendment
By targeting "persons undermining peace, security, and stability," the plaintiffs argue, the president is threatening to punish people for opposing a two-state solution.
Iran Speaks of Israel's 'Annihilation'
Plus: Tim Walz's bad free speech comments, Planned Parenthood being sued, the metamorphosis of dining, and more...
Florida Public Colleges Ordered To Check Courses for 'Anti-Israel Bias'
Officials ordered schools to review all courses with descriptions or syllabi that contain words such as Israel, Palestine, and Jewish.
Markets in Panic
Plus: Emhoff scandal, Iran and Hezbollah possibly striking Israel, Nirvana facts, and more...
The IDF's Big Week
Plus: Lula's role in Venezuela, Evan Gershkovich freed, I interview Vivek Ramaswamy, and more...
Will Biden Sleepwalk Into a War With Iran?
Israeli leaders have been betting on a U.S.-Iranian war for a while. After this week, it might be at their doorstep.
RFK Jr. Pays Lip Service to the Debt While Pushing Policies That Would Increase It
It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.
Trump Calls for Jailing Flag Burners
"Now, people will say, 'Oh, it's unconstitutional.' Those are stupid people," the former president said.
Martin Indyk Got Us Knee-Deep Into the Middle East—and Then Tried To Get Us Out
The late U.S. diplomat helped form America’s policies towards Iran, Iraq, and Israel. By the end of his life, he'd had enough.
Biden Brags That 'the United States Is Not at War' As He Bombs Yemen
The wars aren’t over. America is still fighting—directly and indirectly—in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Pompeo Is Selling a New Iran War to Republicans
Despite the party’s alleged turn against regime change wars, Pompeo’s stab-in-the-back myth has Republicans convinced that the same policy will work this time.
Trump and Vance's Foreign Policy Is More War Disguised As Anti-War
Despite flirting with “America First” realism and restraint, the Republican ticket is all-in on the forever wars.
What Free Speech Rights Do Anti-Israel Activists Have on College Campuses?
Public colleges must have viewpoint-neutral policies, but they don't have to allow protester encampments.
Federal Intervention in Campus Protests Is Going Too Far
Department of Education settlements with protest-wracked colleges threaten censorship by bureaucracy.
Why Can't Americans Have an Honest Foreign Policy Discussion?
War and peace are the most important decisions a country can make. No politician wants to level with Americans about it.
Maybe New Yorkers Don't Want Bowman Progressivism
Plus: Inside the failed takeover of the L.P., suspicious stats spread by the surgeon general, and more...
The Best of Reason: What If the U.S. Cuts Off Aid to Israel?
Ending U.S. aid would give Washington less leverage in the Middle East. That's why it's worth doing.
Will Biden Drag Americans Into a War in Lebanon?
As Israeli-Lebanese violence heats up, the Biden administration is quietly promising to get the United States involved.
New York Community College Abruptly Cancels Jewish Student Event
This isn't the first time a student event has been canceled over alleged safety issues.
Most Palestinians Don't Want Hamas Rule, Poll Shows
A new survey shows that neither Hamas, nor its secular nationalist rivals, nor Biden’s plan have majority support among Palestinians.
Up to Hamas
Plus: Truthiness at Wikipedia, gender clinic whistleblowers under investigation, the death of dining spaces, and more...
What If the U.S. Cuts Off Aid to Israel?
Ending U.S. aid would give Washington less leverage in the Middle East. That's why it's worth doing.
Rolling Backward
Plus: Hezbollah escalates, congestion pricing halted, the Didion-Dunne family feud, GIMBYism, and more...
The Maldives Banning Israelis Is a Disgrace
President Mohamed Muizzu cannot claim to be on the right side of history while adhering to a textbook definition of bigotry.
Palestinian Students at Columbia Are Still Protesting. Is Anyone Listening?
Protesters came back to Columbia during reunion weekend. Palestinians tried to share their tragedies amidst the carnival-like atmosphere of campus politics.
Biden vs. Netanyahu
Plus: Trump joins TikTok, Hamas obviously isn't pro-pluralism, Detroit's rich people, and more...
SWAT Goes to College
Even in an era of police militarization, there’s something shocking about seeing cops in riot gear on college campuses.
War Hawk Autographs Bombs
Plus: SCOTUS wives, Elon Musk's business empire, Italian-style immigration policy, and more...
Glenn Greenwald: Defund Israel and Free Assange
The free speech absolutist and co-founder of The Intercept dives deep into Israel, Latin America, and the necessity of decentralized media in the age of U.S. security state overreach.
Democrats Surprised To Learn Bombs Are Used To Bomb People
Sen. Elizabeth Warren condemned Israel for killing Palestinian civilians with bombs that she had voted to send Israel.
In the Hands of the Jury
Plus: A new Cold War, Pope Francis using slurs, Israeli surveillance, and more...
Rafah Strike
Plus: Piña coladas, doing business in Hong Kong, edibles at the LNC, and more...
AI Warfare Is Boring but Deadly
Bureaucrats in cubicles will kill more people than Terminator robots will.
Glenn Greenwald and Alan Dershowitz Debate Bombing Iran
The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Glenn Greenwald takes on famed lawyer and author Alan Dershowitz.
J.D. Vance Condemned Neocons—Then Called for the Same Middle East Policy
The close Trump ally tried to argue that more aggressive U.S. policy in the Middle East would help the U.S. get out of the Middle East.
Floating Failure
Plus: Taiwan heats up, Robert Moses and Rockaway Beach, CBDCs, and more...
Nellie Bowles: How the Lockdowns Drove Us Crazy
The former New York Times reporter explores the collective madness that washed over us in 2020, tracing the path from #MeToo to “Intifada Revolution!”
Israel Raids the Associated Press and Seizes Equipment Over War Coverage
There's no justification for cracking down on news organizations for reporting the news during war.
Biden Wants a Defense Pact With Saudi Arabia While 9/11 Victims Are Suing the Kingdom
The White House announced a “near final” defense pact with Saudi Arabia yesterday, just as new evidence about Saudi links to 9/11 is emerging.
Vox Wants Progressives To Support Free Speech for the Wrong Reasons
Eric Levitz argues that the left should take a stand against censorship—for practical rather than principled reasons.
Congressional Republicans Launch 'Fishing Expedition' Against Progressive, Jewish, and Palestinian Nonprofits
The House Oversight and Education committees are investigating the sources of “malign influence” behind campus protests. They’re using tactics Republicans used to hate.
What's Going on With Gaza's Fatality Numbers?
Plus: Inflation reports, how robots look different than we imagined, the morning after the revolution, and more...
Campaigns Can't Get Worse, Can They?
Plus: A listener asks the editors about President Joe Biden holding up arms shipments to Israel.
