In publishing, as in much of life, timing is everything. And by that measure, if by no other, Iran’s Grand Strategy, Vali Nasr’s latest analysis of the Islamic Republic, is a smashing success. First available just two short weeks before Israel’s stunningly successful aerial campaign against the mullahs, Nasr’s book attempts—but fails—to frame the Islamic
The rumors that China’s Xi Jinping has been ousted, or is on the verge of losing power, have drawn the attention of China watchers around the world. His downfall has been proclaimed prematurely many times, so some skepticism is in order. Inter-party politics in Communist countries are often, as Winston Churchill once described the Soviet
Rep. Gabe Vasquez has advised constituents on how to thwart ICE raids and voted against condemning an anti-ICE riot in Los Angeles Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D., N.M.) New Mexico Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a self-styled moderate Democrat, has ramped up his resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement activities, a stark contrast to other vulnerable border
Ismael Jimenez, who oversees the district’s social studies curricula, also claimed ‘Hamas had nothing to do with kidnapping’ of Israeli civilians Jewish leaders on Thursday called on the School District of Philadelphia to take action against an administrator who they say has “rationalize[d]” Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks against Israel. The Philadelphia chapter of the Anti-Defamation
Brian Griffin (Princeton ’99) worked ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with Chris Cuomo, aka ‘Fredo,’ until his arrest for abusing young girls Former CNN producer John Griffin turns 47 today. It is not yet known whether his former boss, disgraced former anchor Chris Cuomo, sometimes referred to as “Fredo,” sent Griffin a care package via the commissary at his
The former Biden press secretary’s show lags far behind cable news competitors (edited, MSNBC) Former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki is struggling two months into her primetime role at MSNBC, with her show having lost 44 percent of the audience that tuned in for host Rachel Maddow and now trailing its Fox News counterpart by
The Associated Press reported that Gaza Humanitarian Foundation contractors shot and killed Palestinians waiting for aid, citing sources who could not point to a verified instance of such a shooting Palestinians take part in an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on