Bret Stephens

The president is starting to act like the predecessor he fought against.

This time with actual presidents.

The leaders who brought Israel into crisis won’t be able to bring it out of it.

Americans are owed better from the Democratic Party.

Biden’s problems are far more serious than a single night’s poor performance.

None of the options ensure victory against Trump — and some of them could badly split the party.

A debate before the debate.

We take a look at J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Doug Burgum, Tim Scott, Elise Stefanik and more possible Republican running mates.

An incident at Columbia suggests that schools beset with antisemitism are beyond salvation.

Easy money destroyed the basis for productive, competitive markets.

What does the president need to do to win, at home and abroad?

Israel, Ukraine and American democracy are on the line.

Here’s looking at you, Hunter.

People, and nations, succeed or fail to the extent that they refuse to hand over responsibility for their fates to others.

Is it still true that there’s no such thing as bad publicity?

Israel and Ukraine don’t have the luxury of fighting fecklessly.

Spain is yet another government that suppresses independence-seekers at home while applauding those abroad.

Iran’s rulers have forgotten that revolutions have a history of consuming their own.

Justice Alito and Senator Menendez have one thing in common.

Rather than the utopia envisioned by protesters, it would be an Islamist state that persecuted Jews and denied anyone real freedom.

The turmoil sweeping the world shows no sign of abeyance.

The consequences of Biden’s decision to withhold munitions from Israel could be the opposite of what he intends.

You are my daily reminder of what my Zionism is for, about and against.

America is being tested in so many ways right now.

A powerful new documentary gives voice to the rape victims of Oct 7.

And a few things we’d like to forget.

There’s no use in hiding presidential slip-ups.

Behavior that would be scandalous if aimed at other minorities is treated as understandable or even commendable when directed at Jews.

Who let the grown-ups out?

A new survey shows a significant jump in antisemitic incidents.

Israel has the right to retaliate against Iran’s missile barrage. It should bide its time.

Being pro-Israel doesn’t entail slavish support for any leader of the country, particularly its most failed one.

Avert your eyes.

What does it say about a cause that won’t weed out its worst members or stamp out its worst ideas?

April Fools’ Day is coming to a political system near you.

He was a model of how politics was once done differently.

There are two plausible theories for who’s behind the terrorist attack in Russia. Both are terrifying.

The many ways 2024 is turning into honorable versus dishonorable.

Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar speech comparing the Gaza war to the Holocaust was profoundly wrong.

There’s only one good way the war in Gaza ends.

And not just Jan. 6.

Israelis aren’t likely to appreciate being told who should lead their government.

As long as Hamas maintains military power, there is no hope for peace.

Did Biden change anyone’s mind? And can he maintain the momentum?

How quickly the far left pivots from “believe women” to “believe Hamas” when the identity of the victim changes.

And Mitch McConnell is leaving the scene.

The former South Carolina governor has good reasons to fight on.

What can Biden do about it?

The president cannot allow Russia’s rulers to think that his threats are hollow.

The art of the deal has a downside.