Israel Wins TikTok?

In today’s Responsible Statecraft, Kelley Vlahos writes that the US government forced sale of the popular social network platform TikTok will chiefly benefit the government of Israel. Israel had long complained that Gen Z was disproportionately critical of Israel on...

The Real Jan. 6th Coup

In my first column after the events of Jan. 6th, 2021, I criticized those who called the protest a “coup,” pointing out that, “Some of the same politicians and bureaucrats denouncing the ridiculous farce at the Capitol as if it were the equivalent of 9/11 have been...

The Normalization of Assassination

The news has been filled with reports of assassinations, attempted assassinations, and shootings targeted against law enforcement. The spate of political violence has seriously eroded America’s legitimacy as a moral and decent state. How did we get here? U.S. state...

The Mideast Road to Nowhere

‘Stop writing about the Mideast or we will throw acid in your and your son’s faces.’ Such was the threat shouted through the front door of our New York City apartment where my mother and I lived in the 1950’s. Then there was frequent pounding on the door at 3 am with...