Newsletter

Les petites vieilles

“The other wishes she were in Beirut, / but the Beirut she thought she knew is not / there”

Marilyn Hacker June 17, 2025

Laura Whitehorn

“We must have courage and not run for the hills.”

Nick Barber June 17, 2025

Closer

“A perfect day // Can be a backdrop so calm”

Farid Matuk June 13, 2025

The Tangled Knot of Anti-Zionist Violence

Doubling down on the conflation of Zionism and Judaism won’t stop violent attacks.

Daniel May June 11, 2025

The Era of Unconditional Support for Israel Is Ending

Trump’s redefinition of America’s imperial role is emboldening US officials to distinguish American interests from Israeli ones—and freeing European governments to challenge the Jewish state.

Peter Beinart June 6, 2025

Trump’s Illegal Cuts to University Funding, Explained

The administration is using Title VI to justify the suspension of federal grants, while completely leapfrogging the legal process.

Alex Kane June 5, 2025

Marketing Authoritarianism

Mimicking his Salvadoran ally Nayib Bukele, Trump is using spectacles of disappearance to project a total power he does not yet possess.

Dennis M. Hogan and Matthew Ellis June 4, 2025

The End of the Marty Peretz Era

At a controversial event at the Center for Jewish History, Trump donor Bill Ackman held his own against an exhausted brand of liberalism.

David Klion May 30, 2025