יום שישי, ג׳ אב תשפ״וFriday, July 17, 2026
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By Noah Rothman
The only benefit the Iran nuclear deal wrought is one was recognizing there can be no permanent accommodation with the regime in Tehran. Iran can only be contained and weakened, nudging it toward radical democratic reform and, ultimately, dissolution.
By Noah Rothman
Cracks are beginning to show as enraged demonstrators beat at the Islamic Republic’s foundations. Iran is a repressive regime that sacrificed its legitimacy long before its citizens took to the streets in revolt.
By Noah Rothman
An economic overview at the United Nations-and the hypocrites that pontificate there.
By Noah Rothman
Trump is an awful steward of the powers of the presidency, but he has not yet abused his power to censor his opponents. The ostensibly powerless on campus, however, absolutely have
By Noah Rothman
Under Trump, as opposed to during Obama's tenure, the US will act aggressively to maintain a global prohibition on the use of weapons of mass destruction.
By Noah Rothman
Otto Warmbier was released just last week by North Korea after they beat him near to death inperhaps the most vicious crime directed against an American citizen by DPRK. He has died this week, days after being returned to his home and family.
By Noah Rothman
By calling a special election and fumbling it so spectacularly, Theresa May has placed a threat to the Anglo-American world within striking distance of 10 Downing Street.
By Noah Rothman
Haley presumably expected the Security Council would focus on issues that had something to do with the myriad threats to global peace not obsess over Israel. Her outrage with the UNSC was clear.
By Noah Rothman
Don't Dems see the incongruity in their claiming Trump's the vanguard of a fascist takeover of America and their tepid antipathy toward acts of violence committed in response to that perceived threat?
By Noah Rothman
For the offense of notifying Congress of the discovery of new evidence in the Clinton email scandal, Democrats have attacked the FBI director’s credibility, in some cases demanding Comey's resignation
By Noah Rothman
The likeliest scenario remains, Clinton taking the White House and Republicans retaining a truncated majority in the House.
By Noah Rothman
Objective jurisprudential standards have come to be seen by the activist left on campus as tantamount to victim-blaming.
By Noah Rothman
Clinton told the FBI in an interview regarding her special server that it was Powell who suggested to her that she use this personal email account. Powell now denies it.
By Noah Rothman
Day one of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia was all about healing, but the patients in need of therapy seemed to prefer their condition to treatment.
By Noah Rothman
WikiLeaks demonstrated this week with the release of a series of covertly obtained emails from the Democratic National Committee, the appearance of party unity was only ever just that: appearance.
By Noah Rothman
The Benghazi committee found that the U.S. military made no effort to intervene on behalf of the besieged Americans under attack in Benghazi over the course of that 13-hour assault.
July 17, 2026 
