Moral Limits
Our empathy seems to make us righteous—even as we benefit from an unequal world.
Spring 2025
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The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
If the secretary of state can simply declare a legal permanent resident deportable based on their constitutionally protected activities, the First Amendment no longer applies to noncitizens.
A Fragile Ceasefire in Gaza
The chances for durable peace may depend on Trump’s whims.
The Public We Need
It is hard to call people into a political project that is deeply incompatible with their sense of what it means to act morally in the world.
A Fractured Coalition
A roundtable on the 2024 election.
What Was I Doing While Israel Was Killing Civilians in Gaza?
Israelis have seemingly grown accustomed to the atrocities of the Gaza war while continuing their day-to-day lives.
Israel’s Security Theater
Destructive displays of technological prowess in Lebanon serve to distract the Israeli public from the military’s failure to achieve its long-stated war aims.
The Unity Convention
The DNC showed a party that has successfully metabolized movement energy and insurgent campaigns while distancing itself from demands deemed harmful to its electoral prospects.
“The Uncommitted Movement Is the Floor of What’s Possible”
An interview with Waleed Shahid.
How Israel’s Illiberal Democracy Became a Model for the Right
For conservatives around the world, Israel’s democratic deficit is a feature, not a bug—an alternative constitutional model that defies liberal universalism.
The War on Health in Gaza
The Israeli government is restricting access to food in Gaza at the same time as it is destroying healthcare infrastructure. Each process intensifies the lethal consequences of the other.
“Zionism Über Alles”
The German political establishment has abandoned the belief that the Holocaust gave it a responsibility to humanity and replaced it with a responsibility to Israel alone.
“It’s Our Duty to Talk About All Struggles”
An interview with Collectif Golem, a left-wing Jewish group in France fighting antisemitism and the far right.
A Historic Junction
The Israeli left after October 7.
Out of the Ruins 
