Middle East A cluster of American guided-missile destroyers has shifted into the Eastern Mediterranean, adding a sea-based layer to Israel’s missile defense while Washington weighs the risk of deeper entanglement. By Jaffa Levy WASHINGTON — The United States has expanded its maritime air- and missile-defense umbrella around Israel, moving a group of Arleigh Burke–class destroyers […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / United States
Sam Altman speaks less like a computer scientist than a strategist. He has no doctorate in artificial intelligence, no technical pedigree of the kind that fills the ranks at OpenAI. Yet he has come to occupy a singular position in the field. As chief executive of OpenAI, he is both salesman and forecaster, a man […]
As Gaza slides into documented famine and the International Court of Justice’s provisional measures remain in force, the United States has blocked visas for a Palestinian delegation to the United Nations—an act that collides with the U.N. Headquarters Agreement (1947) and the host’s international law obligations. No number of airport denials will bury the record […]
By Jaffa — 29 August 2025 When the “Russiagate” scandal broke in 2016, America’s most prestigious newspapers treated it as gospel. The New York Times and The Washington Post led the charge, framing Donald Trump’s victory as the product of Kremlin interference. For this coverage, both were awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018. Seven years […]