The protests against the Islamic regime in Iran have most likely passed the point of no return. Thousands of people, mostly young, have been brutally killed by the regime’s enforcers. This brutality echoes the conduct of past totalitarian dictatorships, where liberation movements were met with terror and indiscriminate violence. A useful historical analogy is Budapest...
Lately, we have been witnessing both the Woke Right and the Woke Left piling on Palantir and its key figures on the grounds that the company enables what they describe as “mass surveillance.” That may not always be the precise wording used, but the accusation is broadly consistent across these camps. In substance, these attacks...
Every civilization relies on its public thinkers. They are the ones who shape how a society understands itself and makes moral sense of the world. We have built extraordinary machines, yet neglected the discipline of moral reasoning. Into that vacuum stepped Alex Karp. Karp, the founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, carries the sensibility of an...
Imagine, for a moment, that you are an affluent American journalist or influencer invited to Qatar. You’re flown first class, greeted at a palatial terminal with chilled towels and dates, then ushered into a glittering hotel where marble glows like honey under chandeliers. Later, you’re granted an exclusive interview with the Emir himself. Perhaps, on...
After the savage attacks of October 7th, the final hostages have at last returned home, and the war has drawn to its long-awaited close. Thanks to the political genius and statesmanship of President Trump, the remarkable diplomatic perseverance of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and the unmatched bravery of the IDF soldiers, we are entering...
In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union memberstates rightly condemned Moscow for its unprovoked aggression against a sovereignstate. Nearly every EU capital imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia, targeting itsbanking sector, energy exports, and key oligarchs, given the blatant violation ofinternational law. European governments spoke openly of defending democracy andthe rules based order,...
