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For three long generations, Korea has been a house divided.
01/12/2025

For three long generations, Korea has been a house divided.

Once upon a time, America was split in two by slavery. We fought a Civil War over it. Our martyred president, Abraham Lincoln, died for the cause of reunifying America

David Ellison is following a traditional business playbook, which is to solve one big problem by adding another big prob...
30/11/2025

David Ellison is following a traditional business playbook, which is to solve one big problem by adding another big problem on top of it.

When Sumner Redstone, the flinty and abrasive owner of Viacom, completed his purchase of Paramount Studios in 1994 after a bruising and expensive takeover battle, he did what conquerors do

Trump’s decision to bomb Iran thus struck the paleoconservatives as a colossal betrayal.
30/11/2025

Trump’s decision to bomb Iran thus struck the paleoconservatives as a colossal betrayal.

Last August, the American Conservative magazine heralded a scoop on its website: Republican Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia had sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to

This is the alliance of democracies acting in defense of freedom.
30/11/2025

This is the alliance of democracies acting in defense of freedom.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a statement that was remarkable, in the context of 2025, for being unremarkable. “The position of the Federal Republic of Germany must be clear, where

Things took a strange turn when we moved to the contemporary-poetry segment of the syllabus.
30/11/2025

Things took a strange turn when we moved to the contemporary-poetry segment of the syllabus.

For the first couple of months of the school year, “Poetry and Philosophy” seemed destined to be one of my favorite classes at Columbia. It was fall 2023, and I

On October 6, 2025, the Israel-Premier Tech professional cycling team, which has participated in major races such as the...
30/11/2025

On October 6, 2025, the Israel-Premier Tech professional cycling team, which has participated in major races such as the Tour de France, announced that it was “moving away from its current Israeli identity” by renaming and rebranding the team.

On the October issue: Mourning Friends To the Editor: Over the years, articles in COMMENTARY have, at turns, made me laugh, made me think, and made me angry (at the

Tom Stoppard, 1937-2025
30/11/2025

Tom Stoppard, 1937-2025

Tom Stoppard did something no writer had ever done before: He wrote his masterpiece at the age of 82, after having written other masterpieces that would have been the capstones

To the extent there has been real-world “progress” in economics or politics—and there has been—it has never been unsulli...
29/11/2025

To the extent there has been real-world “progress” in economics or politics—and there has been—it has never been unsullied by wickedness.

William Easterly’s Violent Saviors is a libertarian tract on global economic development and political economy. But as its subtitle—The West’s Conquest of the Rest—demonstrates, this is a magical moment and

If, in the future, there is going to be an American administration that won’t let Israel break the glass even in case of...
29/11/2025

If, in the future, there is going to be an American administration that won’t let Israel break the glass even in case of emergency, then Israel must be prepared for such a moment well in advance.

The structure of U.S. military aid to Israel is about to change. The only question is whether it’ll change drastically—perhaps even disappear—or whether the contents will change less than the

Redstone turned, and for some reason fixed a stare at me. His upper lip curled. You better have, he said mirthlessly.
29/11/2025

Redstone turned, and for some reason fixed a stare at me. His upper lip curled. You better have, he said mirthlessly.

When Sumner Redstone, the flinty and abrasive owner of Viacom, completed his purchase of Paramount Studios in 1994 after a bruising and expensive takeover battle, he did what conquerors do

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