Two observations in Tom Segev’s recent Foreign Affairs piece, “Israel’s Forever War,” shimmer in a deeply dark text.

The Palestinians also hold on to the

Lebanon is a tad bit stranger than usual these days. Nothing too alarming suggesting anything imminent. But over the past few months, the tussle between

Over the last few weeks, as student protests and encampments have erupted on college campuses across the US, trepidations have risen, especially among younger supporters

The Middle East, for its observers, is theater. A place of smoke and mirrors, as many a foreign journalist is fond of saying. It’s more

Joye Vailes Shepperd–Vailes to me since we were teenagers–is my best friend. We met in high school when I joined Holton-Arms in my junior year.

Every once in a while the heart falls silent and a pause imposes itself.

At such moments, I find respite in curating other people’s