Almost seven months ago, Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel murdering, raping, and kidnapping. In response, Israel launched its attack on Gaza...
War Lessons / Armin Rosen
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Podcasts
Re-thinking Education for Migrant Children
We live in an era of mass migration. Millions of people and families are on the move, driven by conflict, natural disasters, insecurity, and lack of...
SPOTLIGHT: “tis the mind that makes the body rich”
What do Shakespeare, neuroscientist Rafa Yuste, and human rights lawyer Jared Genser have in common? They all believe that our brains make us human....
Things Are Never So Bad They Can’t Get Worse… / Nabil Fahmy
Both of the following statements are true: The surprise October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was brutal, outrageous, inhumane, and far outside the...
Defeating the Taliban, One Educated Girl at a Time / Pashtana Durrani
Terrorists and Afghanistan were back in the headlines because of the recent murderous ISIS-K attack on a concert in Moscow. No one should be...
“Only the Dead Have Seen the End of War.” / Clionadh Raleigh
Philosopher George Santayana wrote those words 100 years ago, between two massively destructive world wars. Unfortunately, they continue to ring...
Spring Migrations / Andrew Selee
Mass migration is once again in the headlines around the world. This is less because of the numbers of people on the move than because it is an...
Peace How? / George Beebe
As Ukraine’s war enters its third year, it’s past time to dampen the rhetoric and tune up the reality. The war has shifted from failed Russian...
A Visionary Leader / Andrew Bastawrous
Andrew Bastawrous solves problems. As a well-trained, highly skilled ophthalmologist he was devoted to treating as many patients as possible, in...