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Jun 26, 2026, 8:38 PM

On ‘monsters’ and ‘dark money’ – Mamdani’s use of antisemitic tropes

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference on June 22, 2026. (Screenshot from YouTube)

At a rally held on June 18 in Brooklyn as part of the Democratic primary campaign in New York State for this year’s midterm congressional elections, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, citing a widely circulated mistranslation of a Gramsci...

Jun 25, 2026, 11:03 AM

Interim Evidence Is Not a Verdict, and the Jury Is Not In

The game is still being played. One move may change the position, but it does not decide the game. (Unsplash)

In my last post, I argued that the war with Iran should not be measured against unattainable notions of total victory, but against the strategic realities that existed before October 7 and before the United States entered the conflict....

Jun 22, 2026, 12:15 PM

Israel Must Earn Back the Trust of Moderate Democrats

As chair of American Democrats in Israel, I spend a great deal of time talking to people who care deeply about Israel and the United States and are increasingly struggling to balance their dual loyalties. I have tried to...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 AM

The Vance Deal’s Nuclear Trap for Israel

Vice President JD Vance appears on "Hannity" on Monday, June 15, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The “Vance Deal”—underwritten by U.S. Vice President Vance’s preferred Middle East patrons in Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia—does not end a crisis. It monetizes American retreat, legitimizes and strengthens the Iranian regime, lifts America’s naval blockade of Iran...

Jun 14, 2026, 12:30 AM

A Voter’s Guide To New York’s 12th Congressional District – The Nadler Seat

For People Worried About Antisemitism Bad News – The Candidates Suck The primary to select the democratic candidate for New York’s 12th Congressional District (NY-12) in the November election is on June 23, and mail-in voting has begun. This primary is...

Jun 12, 2026, 6:36 PM

When did the moral integrity of the candidate you vote for stop meaning anything? Democrats who say they will hold their nose and vote for Graham Platner over Susan Collins in their match-up for Senator of Maine simply because he...

Jun 12, 2026, 6:06 PM

The Clock is Ticking Part III

Do you ever drive past a car accident and slow down to take a look? You stretch your neck to get a better view and it feels like everything is moving in slow motion? That is my life here...

Jun 9, 2026, 6:16 AM

How to Vet Dates and Politicians

My friend was going through a break-up. We sat on the grass outside her home as I tried to convince her to hate her ex. I had been seeing New Guy. It’s hard to tell a friend to hate...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 9, 2026, 6:14 AM

America’s New Anti-Israel Left-Right Consensus

Fifteen years ago, both major American political parties treated Israel as a strategic asset in the Middle East. Gallup’s 2011 surveys showed clear majorities sympathizing more with Israelis than with Palestinians across Democratic and Republican ranks. By February 2026,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 20, 2026, 3:49 PM

Trump Must Play the Falklands Card on Iran

The South Atlantic is no frozen backwater. It straddles vital sea lanes linking the Atlantic and Pacific, commands access to Antarctic resources valued in the trillions in oil, gas, and minerals, and offers a potential forward base to counter...

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