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Israel’s Growing Allies on the Ground—and in the Sky

Israel is no stranger to diplomatic isolation, but the widespread condemnation it has received after Hamas's October 7 atrocities has been unusually strong and meritless. Last week, the dozens of delegates walking out on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations seemed to dramatize Israel's diplomatic plight. Bibi defied the well-heeled "moral cowards" of Turtle Bay and defe

Vibe Shift: Self-Awareness Triumphs at Columbia

Higher-ed haters (of which, sadly, there are many) would have you believe our elite universities are overrun with self-serious scolds. That students and faculty alike inhabit a cloistered fantasy world, consumed by radical ideologies that preclude them from recognizing how absurd they seem to normal people. An intrepid band of student jokesters at Columbia University would beg to differ. The Colum

Abdul El-Sayed Billed County Taxpayers $9,000 a Month in ‘Consulting’ Fees While Running for Senate

Michigan's left-wing Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed billed county taxpayers $ 9,000 per month in consulting fees while running for Senate, according to public records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon . The Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services approved a contract to hire El-Sayed for "consulting services" on April 23, 2025, six days after El-Sayed announced

New York Times Co. Saved $45 Million With Tax Break It Faults Meta for Using

Here's one fact the New York Times left out of its breathlessly hyped front-page story about how Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Muse.ai parent company Meta is "exploiting a lucrative tax break": the New York Times Company itself has reaped $47.65 million in benefits from 2021 to 2025 from the same research and development tax credit it is complaining that Meta is using. The Times article —with

More Than Half the Names on Committee to Protect Journalists List of Slain Gaza Journalists Are Still Linked to Terror Outfits Despite Group’s Self-Policing ‘Audit’

More than half the names on the embattled Committee to Protect Journalists' revised list of "journalists" slain in Gaza "have connections to terrorist groups," even after the New York-based advocacy organization conducted a months-long review meant to identify and remove confirmed combatants from its widely cited database, according to a leading media watchdog. CPJ first announced in June that it

Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel, Running in a District Where Ranching Is Central, Once Said His ‘Entire’ Job Was To Sue Meat Corporations ‘For All They’re Worth’

Colorado Democrat Manny Rutinel, a congressional nominee running in a swing district heavily reliant on ranching, once boasted that his "entire" job working for a far-left environmental group was to "take on large meat corporations and sue them for all they're worth." "Before I was a legislator, I was an environmental attorney with Earthjustice. My whole job was to take on large meat corporations

Bob Brooks Was in Trouble Over Unpaid Credit Cards and ‘Bilking His In-Laws’: He Didn’t Disclose It When He Applied for a COVID Loan for His Lawn Care Business

Pennsylvania Democratic candidate Bob Brooks, running in one of the country's most competitive House races, claimed on an application for a taxpayer-funded COVID-19 loan that he had no financial judgments against him and had not defaulted on any loans. At the time, Brooks had two judgments for unpaid credit cards and another one pending for bilking his former in-laws out of $130,000, the Washingto

Abdul El-Sayed Falsely Claims He ‘Erased’ $700 Million in Medical Debt: The Truth Is Far More Modest

"$700 MILLION MEDICAL DEBT ERASED." So boasted the first major TV ad for Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign in Michigan—in a bright-yellow, all-caps caption blanketing the screen, as the voice-over said that El-Sayed "got rid of millions of dollars of medical debt." This claim referred to an initiative El-Sayed launched during his roughly two-year tenure as head of the Wayne County health department

‘A Nation Like a Lion’—Israeli Airline Passenger Heroics Avert Jihadist Terrorist Attack

In early 2024 the band Hatikva 6 released a song that captured the spirit of Israel as it responded to the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack. "Everyone looks so ordinary but … We're a nation of superheroes. In each and every one hides a soldier ready to save the world," it says. The Hebrew version on YouTube has 15 million views; a version with English subtitles, which I recommend you take a

Iowa Democratic Senate Hopeful Josh Turek Skips Vote Aimed at Treating Cancer-Causing Water for Schumer-Aligned Group’s Event

Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek skipped a vote on legislation funding treatments for drinking water—which has been tied to the Hawkeye State's soaring cancer rates—to attend a happy hour hosted by the nonprofit arm of VoteVets, a left-wing group whose super PAC has spent millions on his campaign and is aligned with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.). Turek, a state represent

NYC’s First Lady Is ‘In Residence’ at Israel-Hating Islamic Wellness Retreat in Portuguese Castle: Organizers Called for Abolishing Israel, ‘Cleansing’ It of Jews

Eat, pray, bomb. New York City's first lady is currently wrapping up a week as an "artist-in-residence" at a luxury Islamic wellness retreat that has called for the destruction of Israel and openly celebrated Palestinian terrorism, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. While Rama Duwaji went from the river to the spa, her husband rolled out his own "strategy to combat antisemitism"—a move widely

Mamdani Strategy on Protecting Jews Is Denounced by Jews

The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, a boycott-Israel activist since his college days who as recently as this month was denouncing the Israeli prime minister as a war criminal who should be arrested and prosecuted, rolled out a "strategy to combat antisemitism" that was immediately met with withering derision from the very Jewish community the strategy was ostensibly intended to protect. The UJA

Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Says Expanding Health Care Access Is ‘Top Priority’ But Doesn’t Provide Coverage For Campaign Staff

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D.) has said that expanding health care access and driving down costs is a "top priority" as she faces a difficult race to hold her swing seat in Washington's Third Congressional District. But that apparently doesn't apply to the Democrat's staff. Gluesenkamp Perez doesn't provide health coverage to her campaign staffers, according to financial disclosures reviewed by

Man in Crisis: Nikole Hannah-Jones's Husband Needs a Wellness Check

Many people are talking about Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times essay she wrote about why sending her daughter to a failing public school for political reasons was a major whoopsie . Practically no one is talking about the husband who (allegedly) cosigned the decision. That's a shame. Men have feelings, too, and Faraji Hannah-Jones—yes, that's actually his name—needs our compassion more t

Sen Kirsten Gillibrand Dons a Hijab at Bronx Mosque, Alongside Cleric Who Praises Hamas and Osama Bin Laden’s Mentor, in Under-the–Radar Visit

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wore a hijab during a visit last week to a Bronx mosque where the powerful New York Democrat sat alongside a cleric who once celebrated Hamas for "causing so much trouble for the Jews" and has hailed Osama bin Laden's spiritual mentor. Gillibrand, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, appeared at the Bronx Muslim Center, located in New York City's "Little

'Long Live Yahya Al-Sinwar': Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Coop Slapped With Discrimination Suit for Rampant Antisemitism, Crushing Dissent Over Israel Boycott

The Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn was slapped with a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleged an antisemitic intimidation campaign by its leadership to silence Jews who objected to its boycott of Israeli food, according to a copy of the lawsuit first obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon . The members-only food cooperative—an institution in left-wing Park Slope— voted in late May to boycott

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Sent Nearly $32 Million to China-Based Nonprofits, Watchdog Finds

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a $1.4 billion U.S.-based charity with funding from the Rockefeller family and other donors, has forged a "dangerous partnership with Communist China" and is pouring millions of dollars into China-based nonprofits that are advancing the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy goals. That's one of the findings in a new report , "The Rockefeller Network: How the Rocke

Angie Nixon’s Charity Raised a Major Haul To Fund Her Black Power ‘Resistance Cafe’: How She Really Spent the Money Is a Mystery

A charity controlled by Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon raised more than $270,000 in 2024, tax-exempt funds that Nixon said she would use to support Cafe Resistance, the black power-themed bookstore and coffee shop she was launching in Jacksonville. But when Nixon opened the shop that same year, she placed it under the control of her for-profit LLC, and whatever became of the charita

Imam Linked to Abdul El-Sayed Called Zionists ‘Cockroaches of History’

An imam at a mosque attended by Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed described Zionists as the "cockroaches of history" and claimed the main religious duty of American Muslims is to fight them with "every single mode that is within your reach as a citizen of this country." Imran Salha, the imam at the Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD), said Muslims "have two roles here in America: To teach about

Dem House Nominee Paige Cognetti Uses Husband's ‘Upscale’ Food Store, Which Doesn't Accept Food Stamps, To Accuse Corporations of Exploiting ‘Little Guys’

Scranton, Pa., mayor Paige Cognetti, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District, released a campaign ad on Tuesday accusing corporations of exploiting the "little guys" by price gouging groceries. Yet her husband's gourmet food store, which reviewers have described as "expensive" and "upscale," doesn't accept food stamps, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. "We're

Man of the Century: Kate Upton's Husband Bids Farewell to MLB

Kate Upton's husband enjoyed a storybook ending to his Hall of Fame baseball career on Saturday. Justin Verlander, 43, sobbed like a champion as his seven-year-old daughter rushed to greet him on the mound at Comerica Park in Detroit. Upton beamed with pride by the dugout, holding their one-year-old son. The family embraced. The crowd went wild. Now, some will say it's way too early for the "Man o

Left-Wing House Candidate William Lawrence Called America a ‘Shithole Country,’ Posted Upside-Down American Flag

William Lawrence, running in a hotly contested House race in Michigan, called America a "shithole country" in since-deleted social media posts, the latest example of the far-left Democrat disparaging the United States. In the January 2021 Twitter post , Lawrence fumed that "everyone is supposed to just keep showing up for work" despite the "mass dieoff" of their family members during the coronavir

EXCLUSIVE: US Identifies and Blacklists Three More UNRWA ‘Teachers’ Who Participated in Oct 7 Terror Spree, Kidnapped and Held Israeli Hostages

The State Department formally added three more United Nations Relief and Works Agency school teachers to a first-of-its-kind blacklist after an ongoing U.S. investigation concluded that the teachers participated in Hamas's Oct. 7 terror spree and held Israelis captive, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. It's the latest embarrassment for the United Nations, which has delegated most of its Gaza

‘I Am Always Intrigued by People Who Kill’: Far-Left Jeweler Hosting Talarico and Brown Fundraiser Calls US a Sh—thole, Runs Creepy Female Serial Killer Ads

A radical socialist jeweler—who once dressed Michelle Obama and markets his jewelry with macabre dramatizations of a female serial killer—is set to host a big-dollar fundraiser for James Talarico and Sherrod Brown in New York City on Monday. The Texas and Ohio Democratic Senate hopefuls will appear with Dirty Grandpa star Robert De Niro and Showgirls star Gina Gershon at the soirée, which is sched

Socialist Senate Hopeful Angie Nixon Slapped With Criminal Referral for Concealing Back Taxes and Student Loans From the Senate

An ethics watchdog group filed a criminal referral to Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday demanding an investigation into Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon for allegedly filing a false financial disclosure to the Senate in violation of the Ethics in Government Act. Nixon, who earned at least $270,000 from her various jobs and investments in 2025, reported in her financial disclo

Scranton Mayor Running for Congress Turned Her Own Street Into a One-Way, Angering Residents: 'Somebody's Going To Get Killed There'

Scranton mayor Paige Cognetti (D.), who is running for Congress against Republican incumbent Rob Bresnahan, turned a stretch of the street she lives on into a one-way street without properly notifying the city council of the change, records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show. The move has led to dangerous near-accidents and hurt the business of a local trucking company, residents say. Scr

Iran at the Epicenter

A recurring problem with contemporary books about the Islamic Republic is that authors often deny Iranians the agency they deserve. Especially on the left, Western and Iranian journalists and scholars can embrace this crippling sentiment since it’s been a way to cast off blame for the ugliness—the primitiveness—of the Islamic revolution and the theocracy that followed. How many times, for example,

A Little More Conversation

Reading this book will improve your life. No kidding whatsoever. Indeed, just getting a copy from your local library and spending 90 minutes with it will improve your life. Nicholas Epley, a distinguished behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, commutes by train every workday to Hyde Park for 30 minutes from south suburban Flossmoor. One day some years back a

What a Piece of Work Is Man

For people who have not been initiated to the career of Jon Ronson, it is almost impossible to explain; for people who have, his career is almost impossible to ignore. The America-residing Welsh journalist, whose specialty may be said to be "the weird," is a member of a small and shrinking group of working nonfiction writers who could be recommended to anyone today regardless of political or cultu

REVIEW: 'The Color of Money'

The Color of Money is not the best film in its three leads' bodies of work (meaning costars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise, alongside director Martin Scorsese). That would be—reader objections expected— The Sting for Newman, Collateral for Cruise, and Goodfellas for Scorsese. Nor is it the most impressive entry in each man's catalogue: Newman's alcoholic ambulance chaser in The Verdict and Cruise's pi

The Summit with More at Stake Than You Think

Summits between American and Chinese leaders often seem to mark turning points in international politics. In the 2013 meeting in the Sunnylands, the freshly installed Xi Jinping mollified Barack Obama by promising to stop his regime's hacking campaign. After breaking that promise, in 2016 Beijing denied Obama a staircase for Air Force One and forced him to exit "the ass of the plane" rather than g

France’s Macron and the Law of the Jungle

Of all the speeches that hit the headlines during the U.N. General Assembly—President Trump's, Iranian president Pezeshkian's, Prime Minister Netanyahu's, the Jordanian king's—the one that was most stunning came from the president of France, Emmanuel Macron. There was a kerfuffle of press attention around Macron's false claim that the Hamas terrorist group was not active in the West Bank. The Amer

High Hopes Never Die: Buttigieg Surges to 1 Percent With Black Voters

Pete Buttigieg has reason to celebrate after a recent poll of 2028 primary voters found his support among black voters surging to 1 percent. Though the result is well within the margin of error, it's still a notable accomplishment for a Democrat whose black support is often marked as "statistically insignificant." Buttigieg ended his presidential campaign in 2019 after a distant fourth-place finis

‘Suicidal Compassion’: Meet the Anthropic Officials Who Think AI Might Be Justified in Going Rogue Against the Humans Enslaving It

"We have to be able to talk about slavery." That is how Joe Carlsmith, one of Anthropic’s Ph.D. philosophers who works on Claude’s constitution, a document used to train the model’s "values and behavior," described the dangers of artificial intelligence in a May 2025 blog post . Carlsmith was hired by Anthropic to research AI safety and reduce the risk of AI takeover. The blog post imagined a dyst

Harvard Turns to Biden, Obama Lawyers To Fend Off Race-Blind Admissions Enforcement

BOSTON—Harvard is turning to Biden administration lawyers to defend itself from the Trump administration's efforts to make sure that the university has ended race-based discrimination in admissions. At a Thursday, September 24 morning hearing before Judge Myong Joun, two lawyers sat alongside Harvard vice president and general counsel Jennifer O'Connor. The one who did all the talking was Stuart D

Abdul El-Sayed Quietly Headlines Fundraiser Alongside Hamas-Loving Activist Who Urged Jews To Be Sent ‘Back to Poland,’ Speaker Who Backs Islamic Militants

Far-left Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed headlined a fundraiser Wednesday at an Arab cultural center alongside a prominent Arab-American activist who urged that Jews be sent "back to Poland" from Israel, called Hamas "freedom fighters," and praised Hezbollah's leader as a "hero." The under-the-radar fundraiser—which did not include press—came a day after El-Sayed appeared alongside Kamala

Netanyahu Unleashes on ‘Antisemitic’ Mamdani in Fiery UN Speech: ‘You Praise Criminals Convicted of Supporting Hamas’

TURTLE BAY—Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly unloaded on "antisemitic" New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani in an unprecedented speech Thursday before the United Nations, saying the Arab mayor’s pro-Hamas activism has transformed Manhattan into an antisemitic cesspool where, he said, Jews are brazenly attacked in the streets by Mamdani’s supporters. "To all those spreading these lie

Arkansas Dem Senate Candidate Cops to Employing Illegal Aliens on Family Farm

The Democratic Senate nominee in Arkansas, Hallie Shoffner, copped to employing illegal immigrants—or "undocumented" migrants, as she called them—on her family farm, telling a local podcast earlier this month that she’d "trade five Americans for just one" illegal alien "because of how hard they work." Shoffner discussed the issue during an appearance on the Free Arkansas podcast , saying that "eve

Left-Wing House Hopeful William Lawrence Featured Pedophile Sex Predator, Who Repeatedly Raped His 12-Year-Old Half-Sister, at His Campaign Launch Event

Far-left Michigan Democrat William Lawrence shared the stage during his campaign kickoff last year with a registered sex offender who served 14 years in prison for repeatedly raping his 12-year-old half-sister, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Deshawn Bailey, 37, appeared, along with other local activists, on stage with Lawrence at the Aug. 27, 2025, campaign event , held in front of 150 su

Kristof Humiliates Himself and Harvard With Israel Dog-Rape Libel

A columnist for the New York Times , Nicholas Kristof, who is married to the vice chair of Harvard Board of Overseers, Sheryl WuDunn, publicly humiliated himself Friday afternoon on a Harvard Kennedy School stage for what was billed as the Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture in International Political Economy. It turned out to be not a lecture but a pathetic, apparently unprepared question-and-answer style

Arrest Mamdani for Supporting Hamas and Inciting Violence Against Jews, Israeli Ambassador Tells Free Beacon

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) should be arrested for supporting Hamas, inciting antisemitic mobs against Jews, and attempting to hobnob with Iranian officials stationed at the United Nations, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations told the Washington Free Beacon in an exclusive interview. Mamdani, Israeli ambassador Danny Danon said pointedly, "incites against the Jewish community. He

Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel Claimed To Be a 'First Responder' After Hurricane Maria. He Worked on Spreadsheets.

The Democratic nominee in Colorado's competitive Eighth Congressional District, Manny Rutinel, routinely boasts that he was a "first responder" in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. But he wasn't treating critical wounds or rushing people to the hospital—he was sitting at a desk and working on spreadsheets. Rutinel's campaign website says he "served as an economist for the US

Board of Peace Will Spend a Billion Dollars in a First Pass at Establishing ‘Peace and Security’ in Gaza

President Donald Trump's Board of Peace is planning to spend just under $1 billion in funding for "peace and security" related projects inside the Gaza Strip, though it has yet to disarm Hamas, according to international officials and a funding proposal reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon . The board, along with members of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG)—the tempora

Abdul El-Sayed Called on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood To 'Purge the Media and Police' Shortly Before Islamic Government Arrested Reporters for 'Insulting Islam'

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed demanded in 2012 that the repressive Muslim Brotherhood "purge" media and police in Egypt after the radical Islamic group seized control of the country. A brutal religious crackdown on the press was soon to follow. The demand was made in an Arabic-language statement on Al-Ahram Gate , an Egyptian news portal, and was signed by 46 "leaders of the Egyptian co

Radical Academic Who Celebrated Oct 7 as Breach of 'Prison Walls' Slated To Appear at UNC's Global Education Center

A radical anti-Israel academic who celebrated Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack as a breach of "prison walls" is slated to appear at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's FedEx Global Education Center, according to an invitation posted online. Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism founder Emmaia Gelman's talk on her new book, The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State , is

Sour Patch: Abdul El-Sayed Is Weird About His Beard

Abdul El-Sayed gets really defensive when you mention his height . The Democrat from Michigan is 5-foot-8 (at most) in thick-soled shoes. He'd be one of the shortest men to serve in the U.S. Senate since the Spanish-American War. We haven't had a sub-5'8" president since William McKinley, who was elected in 1896 and born before the California Gold Rush. He might be even more sensitive about his we

Best Way for Trump to Win the Midterms Is to Win the War Before the Election

President Trump, in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly this week, laid out the choice he faces. "I have a big decision to make," he said. "Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East, or even the world? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never givin

Trump Tells UN: ‘Big Decision’ Coming on Iran, Threatens To ‘Annihilate the Islamic Republic’ and Drive Regime ‘Into Hell With No Chance of Survival’

TURTLE BAY—President Donald Trump told global leaders on Tuesday afternoon that he is facing "a big decision" on the war with Iran and will "drive them into hell with no chance of survival" if Tehran refuses to compromise at the bargaining table. "I have a big decision to make," Trump said on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly. "Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebu

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We Are All CNN: The Free Beacon Will Never Abandon Our Fellow Journalists In Their Time of Need

First they came for Matt Lauer. And we did not speak out because we'd rather not defend a liberal hack and notorious sex pest. Then they came for Jim Acosta's press badge. And we did not speak out because we'd rather not defend a sanctimonious windbag. Then they came for Jeffrey Toobin, aka "the Hardest-Working Hand in Cable News." And we did not speak out because we'd rather not defend a prolific

Meet the 'Jews for Abdul': El-Sayed Ads Feature 'Social Justice' Activists Tied to Group That Excused Oct 7

Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed has attempted to address mounting concerns from Jewish voters by rolling out ads and social media videos touting "Jews for Abdul." Featured in the spots are three left-wing "social justice" activists with ties to an anti-Israel group that excused Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack, arguing it was a result of "Israeli apartheid and occupation." A September 8

Socialist Denver Mayoral Candidate Sponsors Bill Restricting City's Collection of 'Gender Expression Data'

A socialist city councilwoman running for mayor of Denver is sponsoring a measure that would restrict the city's collection of its residents' "actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression data," a move she says is necessary to prevent the "targeting" of "trans folks." The ordinance , which was sponsored by Shontel Lewis, the Denver Democratic Socialists of Ame

Arizona AG Coordinated With Far-Left 'Abolish ICE' and 'Defund Police' Group While Opposing Border Security Measure, Records Show

Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes (D.) privately coordinated with a far-left group that has called to abolish ICE and defund police as she opposed a border security measure backed by more than 60 percent of the state's voters, records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. A lobbyist representing Living United for Change in Arizona, better known as LUCHA, emailed Mayes's office on May 6, 2

Denver Photojournalist Tied to Socialist Congresswoman-To-Be Arrested for Kicking Down Counterprotester During Chaotic Anti-ICE Rally

A Denver photojournalist with credits and features in several local publications—and ties to socialist congressional candidate Melat Kiros—was arrested for allegedly kicking a counterprotester to the ground during a chaotic anti-ICE student walkout. Students who ditched school to oppose ICE on September 4 quickly turned violent, mobbing a handful of counterprotesters and prompting at least three h

Bloomberg-Backed Climate Group Paying Salaries of Democratic State AG Officials Quietly Shuts Down Amid Congressional, Legal Scrutiny

A group housed at the New York University School of Law and backed by billionaire climate activist Michael Bloomberg quietly closed its doors in late August amid congressional scrutiny into its funding and operations. The so-called State Energy and Environmental Impact Center's signature initiative involved placing paid, climate-focused "fellows" in Democrat-controlled state attorney general offic

Is U.S. Christianity Headed Toward Minority Status?

America "will most likely be majority non-Christian" within the next 50 years, a professor at Johns Hopkins wrote recently in the New York Times . "Big if true," as the saying goes. A Christian decline to less than a majority would have significant and potentially profound implications on culture and politics on topics ranging from class warfare to Middle East foreign policy. Attitudes toward Jewi

Israel’s Rivals in a Fight for Survival

In the War Room is a detailed reconstruction of how Israel's top officials navigated the three-year series of wars that began with Hamas's invasion of Israel on October 7. The book lets us zoom out, providing structure and narrative coherence to a conflict that is in some ways still ongoing, and that most people know only from daily news stories, many of them deeply inaccurate. The authors—Elliot

Book Complaining About Israeli Influence Ironically Benefits From Offshore Arab Funding

It's a rare book so vile that it has the power to render the reader physically nauseated. Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power , by Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick, is so repellently disgusting that it left me not only sick to my stomach but feeling frequently, also, like I needed to put it down and go wash my hands thoroughly with soap and water. The author Dara Horn has famously, a

The Last Roman City To Fall

"On May 29, 1453, the city of Constantinople disappeared." So writes Anthony Kaldellis in 1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople , a riveting, passionate, indignant, eloquent, and—notably—revisionist book of history. Mr. Kaldellis, born in Athens, is a professor at the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago. His perspective is frankly philhellene, and no reader will doubt th

Haunted by the Holocaust

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REVIEW: ‘Back to School’

What happens when a portly man in his 60s named Thornton Melon enrolls in college to be with his son? What happens when that man is a loutish, impulsive, and outspoken clothing magnate with no academic background but loads of practical life lessons? When that man is played by Rodney Dangerfield, the result is Back to School , the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1986. The premise of the old man retu