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Jun 2, 2026, 10:18 AM

Beyond Patronage: The People as Custodians of the Nation

The People as Custodians of the Nation. AI Illustration. (Credit: ChatGPT)

Partha Chatterjee’s political society, Hindu democratic agency, and the West Bengal verdict of 2026 The Framework and Its Horizon For more than two decades, Partha Chatterjee’s (2004) distinction between civil society and political society has done more to clarify the actual texture of democracy in...

May 24, 2026, 6:35 PM

Gaay, Gayatri, Gita

Krishna and Cowherd. AI Image. (Credit: ChatGPT)

On the Sanctity of the Cow and the Grammar of Civilizational Love Before philosophy, there was milk. Before the child could receive the Gayatri mantra, that solar hymn breathed into young ears at dawn, before the young man could sit with...

May 19, 2026, 7:08 PM

The US Constitution Does Not Follow You to Israel

When words cross borders, responsibility must follow them (Rafael Nir, Unsplash).

American Jews often forget that the First Amendment is not a foreign policy or a global eruv. One of the stranger habits of American Jewish life is the assumption that the United States Constitution follows American Jews wherever they go...

Maurice Solovitz

May 18, 2026, 5:14 AM

The Madrid Bombings and Islamism’s successful Western Colonial Project

or How the new-Palestinians learnt to Gaslight Jews on Everything. On the 11th of March 2004 at 07:37 a.m. Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network exploded ten bombs on four Madrid bound commuter trains murdering 193 people (including Spaniards and people...

Todd L. Pittinsky

May 18, 2026, 4:37 AM

Yes, You Can Quit the New York Times

A field guide for those who know better but have not—yet. There is a particular panic that sets in when one considers canceling The New York Times. Not fear of losing the paper so much as fear of losing the...

Eliyahu V. Sapir

May 9, 2026, 9:58 PM

Eurovision and the limits of institutional neutrality

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TL;DR: Eurovision unintentionally exposed a growing fracture within European liberal institutions after October 7. While public support for Israel in Eurovision televoting rose sharply, institutional jury support collapsed across Europe. Statistical analysis shows that this was not random variation...

Stephen Horenstein

May 9, 2026, 7:55 PM

When a Word Isn’t a Word: (A Letter to New Olim)

Sunset-sunrise (photo by the author)

To Whom it May Concern: I am a veteran Israeli musician/composer. I made Alyia in 1980 from the USA. Since then I have created many successful projects. I have been privileged to be awarded the Israel Prime Minister’s award in...

Apr 21, 2026, 1:40 PM

The Soldier and The Fog of War: The Trial of Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier

On the morning of April 7, 2026, officers from the Australian Federal Police approached a man stepping off a domestic flight at Sydney Airport and placed him under arrest. The man was Ben Roberts-Smith. Holder of Australia’s highest military...

Apr 21, 2026, 12:02 AM

Music or Politics? Eurovision’s Test

When a stage built for unity becomes a battleground, it risks losing not just fairness – but its very soul I have always loved the idea of the Eurovision Song Contest. Not just the glitter, the theatrics, or the occasional wonderfully...

Apr 9, 2026, 10:19 PM

Dear Kanye, It’s Not Jews Canceling You

Rockets not rappers

Dear Kanye West, I see you are once again in the headlines for the wrong reasons, facing backlash over years-old comments, for which you have already apologized. And I want to be clear: despite what Jew haters may claim, it...

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