America’s 250th Anniversary: Triumphs, yet Troubles Ahead
Two hundred fifty years ago, America was born. Our birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, proclaimed a new order of the ages, novus ordo...
Contracts and Covenants
Friends, these are really tempestuous times. A few months ago, I asked a friend in Washington, “What’s it been like living in America today?”...
Israeli Genocide? The World is Wrong. Again
“Everything that needs to be said already has been said. But since no one was listening, it must be said again.” — Andre Gide,...
Influencing Jewish Life
inFOCUS: Let’s jump right in - what inspired you to become an outspoken supporter of Israel and the US-Israel relationship?
Coach Bruce Pearl: Number one: I...
Let’s Talk About Campus Free Speech and Ethics
The New York Times published two letters in October that perfectly capture the incoherence at the heart of our free speech debates. One lawyer...
The Devil, Tucker Carlson, and Friends
Antisemitism is the ultimate lurking hate. It waits, not always patiently, for any and all opportunities to emerge. It might go into remission; nevertheless,...
The Legal Battle Against Antisemitism in Education
As the legal director of The Deborah Project, I use legal tools to fight the spreading surge of antisemitism in public education. In the...
Do Social Media Platforms Have Civic Responsibilities?
Private companies such as Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), Twitter, Snapchat, and the like are clearly not traditional civic institutions. They have...
Lawless: The Miseducation of America’s Elites
It’s winter. It’s cold and dark and driving is mostly a pain in the neck. Baseball doesn’t arrive for months. You’re looking for a...
End of the Western Conceit
The war against Hamas has not gone as Israel wished, for a variety of reasons, but in fact, Israel has emerged as the Strong...
