It’s not easy to be on the vanguard of a new Republican Party or a new conservative movement,” then-Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance warned at […]
The Hollow Satire of “Lords of Serendipity”: Why the Novel Falls Short on Emotion
Randy Boyagoda, son of Sri Lankan immigrants and a professor of literature at the University of Toronto, grew up in the soon-to-be-annexed Territory of Mar-A-Lago […]
Kara Swisher and Hillary Clinton Podcast Deal Sparks Allegations of Romantic Jealousy
Hillary Clinton, the twice-failed presidential candidate, has entered a new chapter in her post-White House career by teaming up with tech media personality Kara Swisher […]
The Unlikely Magic of a Simple Hello
Reading this book will improve your life—no kidding. Just spending 90 minutes with it at your local library can change how you see the world. […]
Stolen Hope: The Iranian Revolution’s Betrayal and Resilience
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 […]
The Hidden Power Struggle Between Trump and Xi
American-Chinese leadership summits frequently signal critical junctures in global diplomacy. During the 2013 Sunnylands meeting, newly elected President Xi Jinping sought to reassure Barack Obama […]
The Unlikely Defiance: How Constantinople’s Fall Wasn’t Inevitable
On May 29, 1453, the city of Constantinople disappeared. Anthony Kaldellis, a professor at the University of Chicago’s Department of Classics, writes this in 1453: […]
Israel’s War Room: How Fractured Leadership Navigated Three Years Against Hamas and Iran
A new book reveals how Israel’s top officials—political rivals with deep mutual distrust—navigated an unprecedented crisis during three years of war against Hamas and Iran. […]
Israel’s Lobby” Book Riddled with Factual Errors, Review Finds
A recent critique has identified a cascade of inaccuracies in Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick’s publication “Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign […]
Holocaust Echoes in the Catskills: A Daughter’s Memoir of Survival and Loss
One remaining sign of life was also a call for death: A tattered demolition permit clung to a fence cordoning off the driveway to Grossinger’s, […]