We all make mistakes. To err is human, after all. For example, fences are sometimes built on the wrong side of the property line. It happens. When armies and nations make such a faux pas, war can result. Fortunately, that didn’t happen with this tale. Though the story does begin with a war. ...
The recent explosive congressional hearing with presidents from among some of the nation’s most elite universities — Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania — nearly broke the internet. All three academic leaders could not clearly state that advocating genocide against Jews might ...
In the aftermath of the recent debate between governors Gavin Newsom of California and Ron DeSantis of Florida, the glaring issue of homelessness again captured our attention. The political pundits are still engaging in the post-mortem of the political battle. What is missing from these ...
The trouble with history is that no one can agree on what happened. That is how historians can wrangle over events 2,000 years ago — or two months ago. Prominent historians become more famous when they feud with other prominent historians. One such feud, which became very public, was ...
With the world seemingly teetering between democracy and authoritarianism, you might feel overshadowed by gloom this Thanksgiving. With some parts of the world torn by savage war and others wracked by persistent poverty and hopelessness, giving thanks may seem like a stretch. But make no ...
The terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas, which left 1,300 Israelis dead, thousands wounded, and dozens of families terrified over the fate of almost 200 hostages, will reinforce trends that have been apparent for some time in Israel. Those trends are opposed to the aspirations of the ...
