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News That's Been Drowned Out By The Sound of Battle, Part VII
Stories you might have missed...
If you’re wondering whether the cost of welfare programs might be a reason why both California and New York are high-tax states, clues to that effect appeared within the last week. It turns out that Califor...
A Notable New Novel By Academy-Award Nominee Writer
Two items…
…If you missed Atlas Society honcho Jennifer Grossman’s interview of me, you can now find it on YouTube, Facebook, and Spotify.
Our conversation is about my critically lauded book on human evolution The Primate Myth. The book...
How Did The Arab Oil States Get Rich? (Revised)
Oil was first discovered in Persia (modern Iran) in 1908. But it wasn’t found in Iraq until 1927 and in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait until 1938.
All these countries were dominated by the British. In fact, the United Arab Emirates and Oman didn’...
If Israel Sues The New York Times, What Will Happen?
This morning The New York Post reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to sue The New York Times, on his country’s behalf, for libel.
The source of the complaint will be a preposterous Times op-ed piece, written by...
What's Behind The Recent Gaffes At The New York Times
Explanations for some embarrassing episodes
Over the last month, the self-proclaimed newspaper of record, The New York Times, has suffered a series of embarrassing gaffes. These are likely the three that have been most remarked upon:
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Jonathan Leaf is a playwright and novelist. His new book The Primate Myth was recently selected by Engelsberg Ideas as one of the Best Books of 2025 and named by Joel Kotkin as one of three books to read for 2026.
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