Soner Cagaptay on Erdoğan’s Turkey: A “Democratic Comeback” Is Possible

Turkey became a “Republic of Fear in which opposing Erdoğan through ideas was criminalized.”
Lebanon Perpetual Crisis Is Iran’s Ploy

One can draw a clear line between the increase of Hezbollah’s power in Lebanon and the consequent increase in economic and other crises affecting the country.
Cancel Culture is No Laughing Matter

Comedian Dave Chappelle may have crossed a line with recent anti-Semitic jokes, but his rejection of “woke” totalitarianism is a breath of fresh air.
Israel’s Galilee, a Thriving Hub for Food Tech, Culinary Innovation

“We are witnessing the next revolution in Israel. Food-tech is the next cyber, and I believe Israel is on its way to becoming a superpower in the field,” said Erel Margalit, founder and executive chairman of Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City Galil.
This is Stagflation, and Here is an Easy, Practical Idea to Prep for it

The economic gurus and magic-chart advisors who told you inflation was going to be transitory or that it wouldn’t amount to much or even the dimmest of all who proclaimed it wasn’t happening at all could not have been proven more foolish and blind to the obvious all around them.
Jonathan Spyer: Iran and Hezbollah “Swallowing Up Lebanon”

Spyer began with a “whistle-stop tour” of the “very, very dire, social and economic situation in Lebanon.”
No Need to Feel Guilty Over Qibya Incident

This month’s anniversary of the 1953 battle of Qibya has triggered yet another outpouring of Jewish guilt feelings.
America’s Enemies Bite the Hands that Feed Them

Western democracies, in general, and the United States, in particular, must enhance their military posture of deterrence and pursue peace through strength, rather than through concessions and retreat.
Why We Should Care About Threats to Azerbaijan

The strengthening of Iran from American appeasement and Biden’s Afghanistan debacle is creating pressure on a country aligned with Israel and upsetting a delicate regional balance of power.
Why the US Really Wants a Palestinian Consulate in Jerusalem

The Biden administration knows it does not have domestic support to completely “unrecognize” Jerusalem, so it is catering to far-left demands by undoing the natural consequences of recognition.