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Aug 2, 2026, 4:55 AM

Champagne Socialist

In 2018, I started a private Facebook group called Champagne Socialists. The description was one sentence: “We drink tonight. Revolution tomorrow.” I thought it was satire. Looking back, it was a confession. Not because I was a socialist. I wasn’t. I was something more common. I wanted...

Shaike Komornik

Aug 1, 2026, 5:13 PM

Disarmament on Paper, Doubt in Reality

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend what he described as a "historic agreement" to disarm Hamas under the framework of the "Peace Council" he established as part of his "20-Point Plan." The announcement, published on Truth Social,...

Aug 1, 2026, 11:29 AM

Trump’s Gaza Plan: Netanyahu’s Dilemma

Nearly a year after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the fight over what Israel actually agreed to has resurfaced — and this time the argument is sharper, the stakes are higher, and the clock is louder. On July 31,...

Aug 1, 2026, 11:27 AM

"Moshe, did you know that liberal American Jews are stuck in a quagmire?" "Are you talking about the pervert on Family Guy?" Mordechai asked. "No," Moshe replied with a laugh. "Then are you talking about the expression the media used during the...

Joseph P. Rhinewine

Jul 31, 2026, 5:56 AM

Keep Your $3.8 Billion and Choke on It

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The American left has discovered a number: $3.8 billion. They repeat it with the solemnity of a catechism. The United States gives Israel $3.8 billion a year, they say, and therefore Israel’s military is an American project, Israel is an...

Jul 30, 2026, 3:28 PM

Poll: 49% of Americans Believe the U.S. Should Arrest Netanyahu

The question no other polling had asked The July 25–27, 2026 Economist/YouGov poll adds an important new data point to an opinion trend that has been developing for nearly a year. It does not reveal a sudden collapse in American...

Jul 30, 2026, 12:28 PM

Narrative Inversion

"Iran is about 80 times larger than Israel. Of course, it is harder to defend. Iran is at a significant disadvantage." A representative argument that circulated online. Image generated via TrueSize.net (free for unrestricted public reuse).

When the Same Fact Means Opposite Things One of the most fascinating aspects of political discourse is not simply that people disagree about facts. It is that they can assign opposite meanings to the very same fact. Over the past two...

Sheldon Kirshner

Jul 28, 2026, 5:36 PM

Israel’s Alliance With The US Has Frayed

There is a glaring disconnect between Israel's sagging popularity in the United States and President Donald Trump's regard and respect for Israel. By virtually every yardstick, Trump is the most pro-Israel president in American history. During his first term, he moved...

Jul 27, 2026, 3:54 PM

The Meeting Neither Trump Nor Netanyahu Can Afford to Lose

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Before Benjamin Netanyahu says a word at the White House tomorrow, Donald Trump will already know the argument. He will know the warnings about Iran, the appeal to Israel’s survival and, almost certainly, the suggestion that only Trump has...

Jul 26, 2026, 5:30 PM

Reframing Vance, Rubio, and the Iran War’s Unfinished Business

Boundary Testing, Not Rebellion The debate over who bears responsibility for the failed strategic objectives in the Iran episode has become a contest of narratives rather than an exercise in causal clarity. Commentators who single out Vice President JD Vance...

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