December 2023


Politics November 20, 2023

Unpacking the GOP’s red October

Matt Gaetz is content to watch the world burn — and he’ll keep all the rubies he can gather along the way

Ben Domenech

Middle East November 20, 2023

The year’s horrors have left me speechless

I fear that the internet is driving me and everyone around me insane

Bridget Phetasy

Family November 20, 2023

The world of future heirlooms

The nature of our here-today-gone-tomorrow culture is amplifying people’s innate desire for connection to things that are unchanging

Teresa Mull

Middle East November 20, 2023

Israel’s imperial problem is ours, too

The country is facing today a dilemma that the West will face tomorrow

Daniel McCarthy

Education November 20, 2023

How Harvard befriended Hamas

The roots of the elite university’s antisemitism and Nazi association run deep

Ashley Rindsberg

Media November 20, 2023

A look inside Right Side Broadcasting Network

In the 2024 race, the popularity of RSBN among the MAGA faithful and Trump himself could revive the dynamics of 2016

Aidan McLaughlin

Health November 20, 2023

The key to peace of mind? Repressing your feelings

Easier said than done, perhaps, as one thinker, Plutarch, acknowledged — but that’s life

Peter Jones

Business November 20, 2023

Was 2023 the year of the labor union?

It’s been a good year for unions, without much help from Democrats

Billy McMorris

Policy November 20, 2023

Why the post-Cold War era is far from over

Avoiding repetition of the errors that marred US policy in the recent past will require more than money

Andrew Bacevich

Politics November 20, 2023

Facing the facts of the West

In the years to come, we will have to persuade rather than compel other nations

Henry Olsen

Europe November 20, 2023

Poland and Hungary learn different lessons from history

The Polish elections offered another blow to a Polish-Hungarian relationship already fraying over the war in Ukraine

Will Collins

International November 20, 2023

Indian Exodus: the Jewish population exits after 2,000 years

Many who left retain a deep affection for India, visit regularly and find the departure difficult to discuss

Thomas Easton

Internet November 20, 2023

The promise and peril of Facebook Marketplace

The internet reduces the friction of finding something but increases the friction of attaining it

Mary Kate Skehan