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gies; the state of American and Western security; the future of the Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture in Israel, the United States, and around the world; and the preservation of high culture in an age of political correctness and the collapse of critical standards. Many of COMMENTARY’s articles have been controversial, and more than a few have been hugely influential, touchstones for debate and discussion in universities, among policy analysts in and out of government, within the ranks of professionals and community activists of all kinds, and in circles of serious thought worldwide. A large number of articles can be counted as landmarks of American letters and intellectual life. To read it is to take part in the great American discussion.

Eurovision is, of course, hard to parody. The big difference between real Eurovision and, say, the Will Ferrell movie Eu...
12/10/2025

Eurovision is, of course, hard to parody. The big difference between real Eurovision and, say, the Will Ferrell movie Eurovision is that the real one also involves people chasing Jews in the street. The parodies always miss that detail.

There’s a nonzero chance that the next Eurovision contest will look like that scene in Borat when Sacha Baron Cohen's character gets a honky-tonk crowd to sing and clap along

11/10/2025

"If you are an aspiring president of the United States . . . when you keep asking the Israelis to make compromises and to weaken themselves . . . you're not going to get peace."

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_xuwAGMrQY

So if those who stand against the “incidents” of October 7 aren’t the protesters to worry about, the process of eliminat...
11/10/2025

So if those who stand against the “incidents” of October 7 aren’t the protesters to worry about, the process of elimination gives us the answer: people whose activism is inspired by the events of October 7.

The Federalist Society was scheduled to host an event with the Manhattan Institute’s Ilya Shapiro at New York University on October 7 about Shapiro’s forthcoming book. Shapiro has now revealed

Ronald Reagan received a far higher share of the Jewish vote than a Republican would have expected. But more important, ...
11/10/2025

Ronald Reagan received a far higher share of the Jewish vote than a Republican would have expected. But more important, Carter’s reputation for capitulating to America’s enemies and stinging America’s allies extended far beyond the Middle East.

As the big week of Palestine recognition passes, attention turns to how Israel will respond. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated over the weekend that he would consult with President Trump

“A wish for friendship may arise quickly,” wrote Aristotle, “but friendship does not.”
11/10/2025

“A wish for friendship may arise quickly,” wrote Aristotle, “but friendship does not.”

On the debit side of old age, perhaps none ranks higher than the death of friends. At 88, I easily qualify for old age, and in this past year or

All this attests to the likelihood that Erin Foster is offering up a caricatured version of her own in-laws, the Tikhman...
11/10/2025

All this attests to the likelihood that Erin Foster is offering up a caricatured version of her own in-laws, the Tikhmans, who came to the United States in 1980 and settled in San Francisco.

American Jews have a habit of believing that, just because they were born of one or two Jewish parents, they know what being Jewish is. This is vain and stupid.

Winning a Small War Is a Big Deal
10/10/2025

Winning a Small War Is a Big Deal

For two years, the discourse around the war between Israel and Hamas was basically Austin Powers vs. Golda Meir. The fictional spy would ask, on behalf of much of the

The Jews have reconstituted their state on the same land where they have done so for thousands of years. There’s no plac...
10/10/2025

The Jews have reconstituted their state on the same land where they have done so for thousands of years. There’s no place for the Land of Israel to go. So it either survives or is destroyed.

For two years, the discourse around the war between Israel and Hamas was basically Austin Powers vs. Golda Meir. The fictional spy would ask, on behalf of much of the

Tim Kaine was agog. “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the C...
10/10/2025

Tim Kaine was agog. “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator—that’s what the Iranian government believes,” Kaine pronounced, in a jaw-dropping expression of senatorial stupidity.

Next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence can’t come soon enough. Both Democrats and Republicans need remedial lessons in basic American principles, stat. The increasingly secular Democratic Party

LISTEN: The end of the war in Gaza follows the unprecedented two-year psychological war against Zionism, supporters of I...
10/10/2025

LISTEN: The end of the war in Gaza follows the unprecedented two-year psychological war against Zionism, supporters of Israel, and the very idea that Jews need and deserve to defend themselves.

This has been an open question for us since 1948, when even Hannah Arendt opposed the creation of a Jewish state in the pages of COMMENTARY.

We explain why she was wrong then, is wrong now, and why Israel’s survival is important even for turncoat Jews who attack it. Give a listen.

The end of the war in Gaza follows the unprecedented two-year psychological war against Zionism, supporters of Israel, and the very idea that Jews need and deserve to defend themselves.

Why Israel Had No Choice But to Win
10/10/2025

Why Israel Had No Choice But to Win

The end of the war in Gaza follows the unprecedented two-year psychological war against Zionism, supporters of Israel, and the very idea that Jews need and deserve to defend themselves.

10/10/2025

"There comes a point at which the assertion that we need to reestablish the norms has some kind of a past sell-by date."

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