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June 25, 2025

Mamdani Gives Charisma a Bad Name

What New York City needs from its public servants is not charisma but candor. It needs leaders who have the courage to utter difficult truths like the fact that politicians cannot fix all our problems. They need our help.

The Colonization of the American Mind

We always knew that the Arab world excelled at propaganda. But this surpasses the KGB in its ability to turn formerly mildly intelligent men into Islamist puppets.

The Survival Mindset

Survival is measured by what we’re willing to stand for — and stay for — when the stakes are high.

To Learn or Not to Learn

Though truly wanting to be helpful, most, if not all, of my therapists lacked the wisdom of our Jewish holy books. 

When Bombs Fell on Torah Learning

Yes, it is difficult living here. Yet is my immense privilege to share in the hardship of our fellow Jews in Israel and to feel deeply a solidarity with them, even though this war is more pronounced than others.

After the Threat Is Gone

The Saudis now realize that a partnership with Israel – even an unofficial one – that they believed was an essential bulwark to help protect against Iranian aggression may no longer be necessary.

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