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Nov 4, 2026, 6:10 AM

That’s “Madame Governor-Elect” to You, Georgia

The most important democracy in the world has taken the midnight train to Georgia… again. My dear Madame Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, I salute your unprecedented historic victory. And I tip my hat to my fellow Atlantans for going above and beyond...

Mansoor H. Laghari

Oct 30, 2026, 3:36 PM

When Removing a Road Barrier Becomes Terrorism

When Removing a Road Barrier Becomes Terrorism: Pakistan’s War on Human Rights Defenders The ten-year prison sentences handed to Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha raise disturbing questions about judicial independence, constitutional protections, and the criminalization of dissent in Pakistan. Islamabad...

Oct 30, 2026, 1:12 PM

Shabbat Shalom: My First Visit to a Synagogue

How a Friday evening in Atlanta introduced me to Jewish communal life—and why the date will always mean something to me There are certain dates in one’s life that acquire an additional layer of meaning with the passage of time....

Oct 16, 2026, 10:11 AM

Why Men Great ‘Till They Gotta Be Great? (Noah)

“Noah was a righteous man; he was wholehearted in his generation.” — Genesis 6:9 Seriously, what does that mean anymore? I ask because this has been a strange time to be thinking about men. The president of the United States was...

Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 PM

Innovation Diplomacy vs. Economic Warfare

On September 8, twelve European and North American governments, eight of them EU members, announced they would introduce, support or consider further trade restrictions linked to Israeli settlements. Momentum is building for EU-wide action, which member states may take...

Zachary Moskowitz

Sep 25, 2026, 5:29 AM

Hasan Piker Showed Us Who He Is. The University of Texas Should Pay Attention.

In high school in Dallas, I didn't just read about antisemitism. I fought it. I gave presentations, mobilized my community, and spoke up, even when it cost me friends, lots of them. So when it came time to pick...

Stephen M. Flatow

Sep 22, 2026, 3:04 AM

Remember the Alamo? Maybe Not Anymore

For a child of the 1950s, Davy Crockett, coonskin caps and the Alamo were part of growing up. Then came the day I realized my grandchildren might not know what any of it meant. An email arrived in my inbox...

Sep 17, 2026, 8:18 PM

The ‘Karger’ President’s Not-So-Free-250 Jubilee

Sculpture depicting the continental United States of America bordered by metal bars referencing a jail cell, with the word "Debt" painted in red on the outline of the USA.
via ArtofCulturalEvolution, "Debt", art installation during Occupy Portland, CC BY-SA 3.0

Before you call me a schnorrer¹, I admit that I basically am one. If your event has free admission and free food, I might consider attending. If you can give me a scholarship, I might learn with you. If...

Sep 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

The Kanaani Diplomacy™ Doctrine

Diplomatia Kanaaniensis America at the Center of a New Soft-Diplomacy Model for Preserving Israel’s Jerusalem-Born Living Heritage A Brooklyn-Born Model for America's Next Century of International Cooperation By Animal Chaplain and Rabbi Mikhail Salita Founder of the Brooklyn-based Kanaani Revival Program and The...

Daniel R. Weiss

Sep 17, 2026, 4:22 AM

What does Ben Franklin have to do with Yom Kippur?

An AI-generated portrait imagining the three figures of this story together, Benjamin Franklin holding the Constitution, Menachem Mendel Lefin his Cheshbon Hanefesh, and Israel Salanter a volume of mussar. In life they never shared a room; the discipline of moral accounting is the thread that binds them.

His method for pursuing moral perfection found its way into Jewish practice. His call to 'doubt a little of his own infallibility' sounds made for Yom Kippur

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