Could China Beat the U.S. in a War? // Taking the measure of the...

On Saturday night, as the world focused on Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine, China sent eight military aircraft through Taiwan’s air defense identification zone—known...

The Right to Not Speak // Is “Live and let live” still alive?

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;...

The Collision Course // When mental illness and anti-Semitism meet

“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...

A View from the Top // Assessing the Ukrainian crisis with Rabbi Yaakov...

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...

A Bold Threat from Iran // The new Iranian missile and its message for...

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

Mahmoud Abbas Makes His Endgame Moves // The Palestinian leader sets up his...

"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...

Doron Myersdorf // StoreDot

When I write this column, I try to preserve the voice of the person I am speaking with. I want the written word to...

Maple Leaf Meshugas // Some trucker protest, eh?

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...

The Chasidic Technology Whiz

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...

Finding the Jews of the Algarve // How Ido Itshaik is reestablishing an ancient...

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...