Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage are competing for Britain’s immigration voters. Their rivalry could split support under Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system. Continue reading Britain’s Right Wants Its Country Back. But Can It Agree on Who Should Lead?
When does democratic responsibility become collective guilt? If Israeli voters support a war, what responsibility follows? And should Jews abroad have to condemn Israel any more than Muslims should have to condemn terrorism committed in Islam’s name? Continue reading “Not in My Name”: Why Must Jews Answer for Israel and Muslims Answer for Terrorism?
A Jewish child is not the Israeli government. A Palestinian child is not Hamas. Political accountability becomes more precise, and more defensible, when responsibility follows actual agency rather than religious, ethnic or national identity. Continue reading Political Responsibility Should Follow Agency, Not Identity
Criticism of Israeli policy and antisemitism are not the same thing. But blaming Jews collectively for decisions made by the Israeli state replaces political accountability with guilt by identity. Continue reading Blaming Jews for Israel’s Actions Is a Failure of Political Accountability
Belgium’s introduction of the Beam messaging app highlights a broader European trend towards establishing sovereign communication systems for government use, distancing official discussions from consumer platforms like WhatsApp. Countries aim to maintain control over infrastructure and security while addressing the challenges of encryption, data retention, and digital sovereignty. Continue reading European Digital Sovereignty Has a Control Problem Nobody Is Talking About
AIPAC lobbying influence has become a kind of shorthand. Scroll through comment sections or listen to political debates, and you’ll hear it used as a catch-all explanation for what feels broken in Washington. One group. One lever. One answer.It sounds … Continue reading AIPAC Lobbying Influence and the Myth of One Power Center
