Opinion: Iran, the Nuremberg Trials and ‘Ex Post Facto’ Law
By Walter E. Block
Ex-post facto law has a bad press.
What is it? It is the declaration of criminality after the fact.
Something is perfectly legal...
Opinion: Repeal UN Resolution 1701
By Jonathan S. Greenwald
As the world focuses on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its growing confrontation with the West, one critical reality is often overlooked:...
Opinion: Bomb Shelter Bris
By Rav Hayim Leiter
The 90-second countdown had begun. Red-alert warnings echoed across the cellphones in the lower level of the synagogue. Everyone knew what...
Opinion: At Temple Israel, Both Security Training and Sacred Relationships Prepared Us for the...
By Jason Plotkin
As the executive director of a synagogue, I read the daily security briefs from Secure Community Network and engage in regular security...
Opinion: As a Genocide Law Professor, I’d Give the US Brief Supporting Israel at...
By Menachem Z. Rosensaft
More than five months after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, a highly contentious legal proceeding arising out of that military...
Opinion: The Houthi Dilemma: Between Loyalty and Ambition
By Habtom Ghebrezghiabher
Many wonder why the Houthis have largely held back from striking Israel, despite the escalating confrontation with Iran.
Two factors help explain this...
Opinion: From Henry Ford to Tucker Carlson: The Politics of ‘Just Asking Questions’
By Stephen M. Flatow
In recent weeks, former Fox News host and current podcast Tucker Carlson has been asking a series of questions about the...
Opinion: Beyond the Strike: A Strategic Wake-Up Call for Europe
By Dov Maimon
History does not wait for historians. Sometimes, one knows, in the moment, that something fundamental has shifted. Feb. 28 was such a...
Opinion: The War on Tehran: A Moment of Moral Clarity in the West
By Shuki Friedman
Iran’s evil regime has been fomenting terror and instability in the region and far beyond almost since its inception in 1979. Trampling...
Opinion: Unmasking Israel’s Mental Health Crisis
By Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander
Beginning on Oct. 7, 2023, hundreds of alumni, students and faculty I work with experienced personal loss — leaving their...










