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.4 min read·Oct 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.4 min read·Aug 20, 2021--1--1
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.10 min read·Jun 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.4 min read·May 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…3 min read·Feb 17, 2021----
Elan JournoinNew IdealMeet the Conservative Authoritarians“National conservatism” claims to champion American ideals, but in fact betrays them at the deepest level.9 min read·Jan 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.3 min read·Apr 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.4 min read·Mar 27, 2020--1--1
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.4 min read·Nov 14, 2018--1--1
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.4 min read·Oct 20, 2018--1--1