In Tablet Mag, Alvin H. Rosenfeld reminds readers of the brutality of Hamas’s assault on Israelis last October 7. Much more than a single act of war, Rosenfeld situates the attack in the broader Arab-Israeli conflict. He suggests it reinvigorated anti-Semitism globally and is advancing an “annihilationist fantasy” that he likens to another Auschwitz.
Javier Milei Shows how it’s Done
The “chainsaw” taken by Argentina’s new-ish president, Javier Milei, to his battered nation’s bloated bureaucracy, catastrophic finances and – perhaps most important – failed leftist governing dogmas has worked magic. As David Harsanyi notes in Jewish World Review, Argentina’s public service has shrunk by tens of thousands, the budget is nearly in balance, inflation has plunged, trade is reviving and wages are inching up. The lessons for Canada and the U.S. are clear.