Politics & Current Affairs

The scholar of Russian literature harkens back to a famous warning to Americans about deep-seated tendencies that could lead their nation into societal sickness.

Aug. 30 2024 12:21AM

The author of On Settler Colonialism explains the idea that’s at the core of the ideological opposition to Israel.

Aug. 23 2024 12:28AM

Three experts on the dangers that Hizballah poses in the larger conflict between Iran and Israel.

Aug. 16 2024 12:01AM

The veteran political reporter and editor of Jewish Insider looks at whether the anti-Semitic campaign against the popular Pennsylvania governor worked, and what it means.

Aug. 9 2024 12:01AM

What does the newly minted Democratic candidate for president think about the Jewish state?

July 26 2024 12:01AM

The author of a Mosaic essay on the subject discusses the bombing that killed 85 Argentine Jews, the cover-up afterward, and more.

July 19 2024 12:58AM

The journalist looks at how the election affects Britain’s Jews, and in particular how new prime minister Keir Starmer differs from his Labor predecessor Jeremy Corbyn.

July 12 2024 12:01AM

The question answers itself.

July 11 2024 12:01AM

The longtime observer of American Jews looks at the Jews who see Israel as a moral encumbrance, and what they imagine would happen without it.

June 7 2024 12:01AM

American Jews feel betrayed by the very institutions they helped build. It’s time for young Jews to go to colleges and universities that welcome and embrace them.

May 13 2024 12:01AM

As America’s universities catch fire and its Jewish students grow more fearful, the field most likely to have something to say has remained silent—or worse. How did it go wrong?

May 6 2024 3:01AM

Compared to the wit of the anti-Vietnam slogans of the late 60s, the anti-Israel chants of today are aggressively tedious. What does that say about the chanters?

May 2 2024 12:01AM

Judaism has the resources to confront artificial intelligence, if Jews are prudent about how to use them.

April 4 2024 12:01AM

As both sides escalate by the day and as the fighting in Gaza simmers down, many Israelis are growing convinced that full-scale war with Hizballah is unavoidable. Are they right?

April 1 2024 12:42AM