AFP: Robbie Corey-Boulet on Ethiopia’s pimped-out VW Beetles
The new generation is embracing the long-ubiquitous bug, with some choice modifications.
The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer reviews Bari Weiss book
The conservative writer glosses over unsettling developments in the white-first movement.
Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on John Bolton’s ouster
Israelis worry their country may be left on its own to fight Iranian influence in the region.
Law & Liberty: Paul Rahe asks if Erdogan has lost his touch
The tactics that enabled Turkey's strongman ruler to rise to dominance may now render similar maneuvers impossible.
Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Netanyahu in overdrive
Israel's prime minister is firing on all cylinders to secure the right-wing vote ahead of a tight re-election bid.
Oxford-Border Criminologies: Amelia Frank-Vitale on Mexico’s punishing of migrant helpers
In the absence of state protection, accompaniment has been a crucial strategy for protecting migrants and refugees.
Washington Post: Eve Fairbanks on echos of antebellum rhetoric
The "reasonable right's" word choices exactly mimic the Old South's support of slavery.
Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser on Chobani’s hiring of refugees
The yogurt billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya is asking business leaders to give jobs to migrants.
Feifer visits Levinson
ICWA Executive Director Gregory Feifer and family—Vanessa and Sebastian in the photo—visit Trustee Bob Levinson in Sagaponack, New York in August 2019.