Everyone knows that the US Constitution protects free speech. But the First Amendment doesn’t only prohibit government from preventing what we choose to say; it also prohibits its forcing a citizen to say what...

“Mr. Greenberg is Jewish, so there’s that,” suggested Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Chief Erika Shields, about the motive that may have inspired Quintez Brown to enter Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg’s office last week...

It’s been three months since Russian forces began to amass at the Ukrainian border. But this past week, several governments began to behave as though an invasion was going to happen. The US was forceful—or...

This week, the Iranians announced that they have concluded the development stage of a new ballistic missile, which they have named “Khaybar Wall Smasher,” a missile that has a range of 1,440 kilometers. For...

"As rare as a Palestinian election.” If that’s not a phrase yet, it should be. The last time there was an election for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority was in 2005. And the last...

When I write this column, I try to preserve the voice of the person I am speaking with. I want the written word to “sound” just like the person speaking. But how do you...

How do you get a Canadian to say “I’m sorry!”? Bump into him. If you don’t get that joke, you’re clearly unfamiliar with Canadians, who have a wonderful reputation for being amiable and conciliatory. Though you wouldn’t...

Several years ago, 32-year-old Yisrael Gurt, cofounder of an IT startup that helps companies defend themselves against attacks on their third-party technologies, was named by Google as the 22nd best hacker in the world—despite...

I landed at the airport in Faro, the capital of Portugal’s Algarve region, at the southern tip of the country. I had visited Algarve previously; like many Brits, I’d been lured by its expansive...

Most of my interviews for “Lunchbreak” are done over the phone; my conversation with Ben Chafetz was no exception. However, after our conversation, I was tempted to hop on a plane to meet Ben...