Moral Limits
Our empathy seems to make us righteous—even as we benefit from an unequal world.
Spring 2025
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The AI Dragnet
The U.S. government is activating a suite of algorithmic surveillance tools, developed in concert with major tech companies, to monitor and criminalize immigrants’ speech.
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.
Settler Terror Continues in the West Bank
Our documentary No Other Land won an Oscar, but the conditions it depicts are only getting worse.
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.
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 Uncommitted Movement Is the Floor of What’s Possible”
An interview with Waleed Shahid.
No Social Movement Deserves Uncritical Support
A reply to Gemma Sack.
Chileans for Gaza
While the largest diasporic population of Palestinians in the world contains strong political disagreements, they have made Chile a stalwart opponent of the war in Gaza.
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.
Adults in the Room: A Response to Jeffrey C. Isaac
To insist that a movement remake itself in one’s image is not a plea for solidarity; it is a demand for obedience.
A Makeshift Alliance
A professor’s critical support for the student protests.
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.
