PinnedElan JournoHamas’s Savagery Reflects Its Nihilistic GoalDespite posturing as “freedom fighters” and champions of “liberation,” the Palestinian cause has always been about tyranny and destruction.Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 2023
Elan JournoinNew IdealWhy U.S. Failed in Afghanistan. No, It’s Not What You Think.Blame our political and intellectual leaders, not the military, for evading the ideological nature of the enemy.Aug 20, 20211Aug 20, 20211
Elan JournoinNew IdealWhat Was Ayn Rand’s View of ‘Conservatism’?Because “conservatism” is intellectually bankrupt, Rand saw it as not just ineffectual but actually destructive of freedom.Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
Elan JournoinNew IdealStop Ignoring Justice in the Israel-Hamas WarEchoing many, Trevor Noah says the “power” imbalance, not “who’s right, who’s wrong,” is crucial. He’s wrong.May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Elan JournoWestern Apathy Toward Iran’s Religious DictatorshipIranian people look to the outside world for support but hear only silence, says an exiled Iranian activist in an interview with Elan…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Elan JournoinNew IdealMeet the Conservative Authoritarians“National conservatism” claims to champion American ideals, but in fact betrays them at the deepest level.Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Elan JournoinNew IdealUnsung Heroes of the PandemicDespite the outpouring of praise and gratitude so far for doctors and nurses, we’re only just beginning to appreciate them fully.Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Elan JournoIn this Pandemic, We’re All Paying the Price of Trump’s War on TruthWe’re all now suffering the destructive consequences of installing a person contemptuous of facts in the Oval Office.Mar 27, 20201Mar 27, 20201
Elan JournoWhat is “Americanism”? Neither the right nor the left gets it.“Americanism” is not rooted in the nation, the race, or any other collective, but in a universal ideal: individualism.Nov 14, 20181Nov 14, 20181
Elan JournoAfter Khashoggi Murder, End the Whitewashing of Saudi ArabiaThe Khashoggi scandal has laid bare the true nature of Saudi Arabia. It’s long past time we recognized it.Oct 20, 20181Oct 20, 20181