The horrific attack on novelist Salman Rushdie has prompted HBO host Bill Maher to call for more “debate” about Islam and its “dangerous” character. But that won’t happen, of course. Maher’s fellow liberals dread any such discussion. They insist that…

The Chautauqua Institution is a historic, renowned interfaith community located in southwestern New York state just across the Pennsylvania border. Founded in the late 1800s, it is a lovely place on Chautauqua Lake. Every summer the institution hosts ecumenical gatherings…

British-American author Salman Rushdie appears to have been stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who charged the stage where Rushdie was set to deliver a lecture. Rushdie has faced death threats for his work, especially The Satanic Verses,…

A Brooklyn man who U.S. authorities believe is an operative working on behalf of Iran was arrested on July 28 for casing the home of dissident Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Following days spent lurking around Alinejad’s residence, Khalid Mehdiyev was…

At about the time President Joe Biden left for his trip to the Middle East, rapper Snoop Dogg advertised his new brand of cannabis called “Sleepy Joe OG,” which features a picture of a befuddled Biden on the label. It…

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia starting on Wednesday. Given the war in Ukraine and Chinese aggression towards Taiwan, the president desperately needs a foreign-policy win. And a breakthrough in Israeli–Saudi Arabian…

President Joe Biden, who faces four-decade-high inflation and record-high gasoline prices, is set to depart for the Middle East next week. As part of his trip, he will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He may not explicitly beseech the…

Red China may think twice about invading Taiwan after watching Top Gun: Maverick. The long belated sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise favorite, Top Gun, showcases the extraordinary skill, stamina, intelligence, and gumption of today’s elite Navy fighter pilots —…

President Joe Biden is preparing to head to Saudi Arabia, or so goes the chatter in Washington. He wants to repair relations with Riyadh, which means groveling before rulers even more bloodstained than Vladimir Putin. Observed the Atlantic Council’s Daniel…

It might be too early to draw specific tactical and operational lessons from the war in Ukraine but one strategic trend has already emerged. In its wake, nuclear saber-rattling has become an almost daily event. Indeed, it could be hypothesized…