Op-Eds

On the 25th anniversary of September 11 and as America has recently celebrated its 250th birthday, a reflection on the unity that followed 9/11, the divisions that have grown since, and the question of what America has learned.

Brad Lander got what he wished for. In June, the former New York City comptroller defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th Congressional District. It was a rout, roughly two-to-one. Two Jewish Democrats. Two self-described Zionists. One of the most Jewish congressional districts in America. But by 2026, what each meant by “Zionist” had come to look very different.

A little-known 1952 immigration law raises a question that remains strikingly relevant today: how should America respond when foreign ideologies threaten the nation from within?

Moral inversion after October 7 and why moral clarity - even when unpopular - still requires courage.

How Mayor Mamdani’s rise has unexpectedly galvanized Jewish unity and why American Jews can no longer afford complacency.

The men and women we honor on Memorial Day did not sacrifice their lives for a political party or ideology. They fought for something greater: the enduring idea of America itself and the shared identity that can unite us across our differences.

Written in the immediate aftermath of the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, this article examines the dangerous escalation of political hatred into violence and the urgent need for national unity.

Iran and the dangerous illusion that time will resolve growing threats and the lessons history teaches about confronting them before it is too late.

An examination of UN Resolution 1701’s failure to create a truly demilitarized buffer between Israel and Lebanon and the consequences of allowing Hezbollah to rearm.

A comparison of the moral courage of Tiananmen Square’s “Tank Man” with the plight of unarmed civilians confronting brutal authoritarian regimes, from Beijing to Tehran.