Lately we’ve seen a whole flurry of articles — many of them overstated — about the influence of Ayn Rand on some of Trump’s cabinet picks, and in that there’s some (qualified) good news. Now comes this heartening news story: Israel’s newspaper of record, Haaretz, reports that the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was seen in parliament reading a book … Continue reading Netanyahu Is Reading “Nothing Less Than Victory” — and So Should You | The Times of Israel
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We can stop attacks like Berlin. But we need to rethink how we confront jihadists. Continue reading: 3 things we must know in order to stop jihadists | TheHill
What do you call a payment of money for the release of a prisoner? Yes, it’s a ransom. But not if the recipient is Iran. That, the Obama administration calls a triumph of diplomacy. Continue reading: It's Not "Ransom" If You Whitewash the Hostage-taker | Elan Journo | The Blogs | The Times of Israel
Journo joined the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss fundamental problems with American foreign policy and how our leaders have failed to defend us and our ideas."America has incredible military strength, but what it lacks is moral self-confidence," he said. "The source of that is certain ideas about morality and how to organize foreign policies that … Continue reading Interview on The Federalist Radio Hour | Fighting Islamic Totalitarianism and America’s Morality
Streamed live on Sep 14, 2016. American values are under attack from enemies at home and abroad. The 9/11 attacks should have been a wake-up call, but things have only gotten worse. Today, you face continued threats to your safety and constant calls to sacrifice cherished values—the freedom to think, to speak, and to pursue … Continue reading On the Front Lines: Elan Journo and Steve Simpson – YouTube
In Paris and Copenhagen, jihadists have gone on killing sprees. In the Middle East, the Islamic State rampages. Years after bin Laden's death, the Al Qaeda network lives on. Iran's jihadist regime seeks to go nuclear. The jihadist menace persists. What animates it? What impact has the "war on terror" had on jihadists? In this … Continue reading Understanding The Jihadist Movement
An interview with scholar and author Joshua Muravchik on this book Making David Into Goliath: How the World Turned Against Israel.
What is at the core of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? Why has the conflict come to seem intractable? What, if any, is America's stake in it? By exploring key elements of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, this talk by ARI director of policy research Elan Journo aims to make a forbidding, convoluted subject lucid.
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