Friends in High Places
A new book explores how consequential presidential friendships have affected our nation’s history.
Weird English
A review of Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don’t Rhyme — and Other Oddities of the English Language, by Arika Okrent.
The Key That Unlocked World War II
The Nazis’ system of codes proved critical to their failure in the Middle East and their ultimate defeat.
How Flawed Social Science Leads Us Astray
A review of The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can’t Cure Our Social Ills, by Jesse Singal.
The Arab Winter’s Slow Thaw
A review of The Arab Winter: A Tragedy, by Noah Feldman.
The Real Obstacle to Peace in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
A review of The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace, by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf.
Do Autocracies Really Have an Advantage over Democracies?
A new book makes the case that democracies are the strongest great powers.
Passover in the Time of Coronavirus
How a focus on the family, at our Seder table and elsewhere, can reinvigorate us all in a time of crisis.
Trump in the Holy Land
Trump, who campaigned vigorously as more pro-Israel than Hillary Clinton, has appeared determined to mend fences with the Jewish state
Israel on Fire
Amid the rash of arsons sweeping Israel in recent weeks, there have been signs of hope for the future.