The Debate Link

The United States military continues to carry out illegal strikes on civilian boats allegedly engaged in drug trafficking . The case that th...

While there is by now a relatively large contingent of Democrats opposing the sale of offensive weaponry to Israel, we're also seeing a ...

It is another day of milestones for Nathaniel. First of all, we put him in a front-facing stroller seat for the first time. I already miss b...

Hypothetical question: Suppose a U.S. citizen kills the citizen of another country on the high seas. Suppose further that the American judic...

A few days ago, the Department of Homeland Security put out an ad for new ICE recruits that featured a rather distinctive font : It was yet ...

It's hard to keep track of the firehose of sewage the Trump administration has already started pumping out in its first few days. From c...

For many years, Israel has effectively exempted Haredi youth from the otherwise universal requirement (for Jews) of IDF service. This has be...

The UN Security Council today declined to extend an arms embargo against Iran, over furious protests by the United States, Israel, and Arab ...

My position on the 2020 Democratic primary, and all the diverse candidates running -- from Kamala Harris to Elizabeth Warren to Pete Buttigi...

The UNHRC has released the results of its investigation into alleged human rights violations that occurred during the "Great March of ...

In a brief decision, the D.C. Circuit dissolved a lower court injunction against Trump's ban on military service by trans individuals w...

The speech given by the family of Captain Humayun Khan, Muslim, son of immigrants, who died serving in the American army in Iraq, was one of...

The other day, I noted the abject paranoia of some Texans convinced that a U.S. army exercise in the southwestern United States was a cover...

As we reflect on the Baltimore protests and how they have once again focused our minds on how many Americans simply cannot have confidence t...

I don't have strong feelings regarding what we should be doing regarding Syria. People who I trust are similarly ambivalent, which mak...

I want to give some props to Robert Farley for writing a very rare sort of post: Taking a topic I don't really care about but am predis...

I nominate "off the table" as the dumbest concept in foreign policy. It's why Alan Dershowitz says J Street isn't "pr...

The constant debate in terms about Israel is about whether any given act it takes is done to "preserve Israeli security" or "...

One of Israel's shining achievements is its relatively egalitarian treatment of gays and lesbians, not just compared to its neighbors bu...

Franklin Graham promotes bombing Syrian airstrips to protect civilians from the Assad regime. This, in of itself, may not be a fringe posit...