History records the seventeenth-century Battle of Hormuz as one of the biggest naval battles of that era, fought between the dominant powers of Portugal and an Anglo-Dutch alliance. Today’s battle at ...
Social media posters and talking heads claim that the United States and Israel are losing the Iran war. On the ground in Tel Aviv, it doesn’t feel like it. Life in the city persists with a fair degree ...
A strong historical precedent of limited unilateral presidential military action—coupled with nearly a half century of ...
A Southern California overpass “for everything from monarch butterflies to mountain lions” is overdue and over budget.
Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...
The state lost an estimated $536 billion in wealth from its tax base—before the initiative even qualified for the ballot.
The abomination that is urban “homelessness” policy rests on the reinforcement of certain unspoken fictions. A recent article on New York’s latest “homeless” outreach program demonstrates how that ...
Data from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century show why certain immigrant groups assimilated—and offer lessons for ...
On a recent Sunday evening, Imad Khachan encountered a problem once unthinkable in New York City. “I had a friend and his wife visiting from overseas,” says Khachan, the owner of Chess Forum, ...
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