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The War in Gaza: No End in Sight

After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas.

Benny Morris

20 May 2024 · 17 min read

19 May 2024, Israel, Srigim-Li On: Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Shani Luk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli who was killed while fleeing a music festival on 7 October. Alamy.

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How Genetics Rewrote History

Razib Khan 13 Oct 2026 · 17 min read

Black-and-white collage of five male scientists, including bearded men and bespectacled researchers, with DNA helixes, skulls and bones.

Equal Pay, Unequal Work

Jukka Savolainen 11 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Amanda Anisimova lunges for the ball in mixed doubles with Holger Rune at the US Open, both holding tennis rackets.

Claire's Weekly Letter: An Army of Yesterday’s Civilians

Claire Lehmann 10 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

The Genetics of Crime and Punishment

Damien Morris 10 Oct 2026 · 13 min read

Angel banishes Adam and Eve from Paradise as they flee beneath storm clouds.

The Left Has a Problem with the American Revolution

Tony Fels 9 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Jerry Kaplan on AI Doomers

Claire Lehmann 8 Oct 2026 · 34 min read

Jerry Kaplan with a robot, paperclip, world map, and computer servers.

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