Meir Soloveichik and George Weigel address the dangers of the new anti-Semitism.

An 82-year-old woman burned in Boulder's June attack has now died—killed for being Jewish. How could the first event I help organize in Boulder for Benson Center—as the visiting conservative scholar—not be a denunciation of anti-Semitism in America? the-independent.com/news/world/ame…

I'm heading to Colorado in a month—and just saw a "CU Boulder Life" account flash by. Great, I thought: a pro-life student group. Alas, CU Boulder Life turns out the official page of the University of Colorado Boulder Division of Student Affairs. Not, I'm guessing, much pro-life.

My magazine Commentary Magazine's monthly columnist Meir Soloveichik will be discussing anti-Semitism and America with righteous Gentile George Weigel in Boulder on September 10. Here's the info.

Someone should write a book on this. amazon.com/Anxious-Age-Po…

NY Times: "The House…passed a sweeping bill…capping Republicans’ chaotic monthslong slog to overcome deep rifts within their party." Does something sweeping really cap a slog to overcome rifts? Not the worst metaphor chain I've ever read, but it's working hard at jumbling.

A great selection of poetry for today. Emerson’s “The shot heard ‘round the world” with some comments by Joseph Bottum open.substack.com/pub/poemsancie… Enjoy the nation’s 249th Independence Day!

♫ Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi On s'aime comme ça, la Seine et moi Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi On s'aime comme ça, la Seine et moi ♫ reuters.com/world/paris-op…

Home is so sad . . . A joyous shot at how things ought to be, Long fallen wide. — Philip Larkin

Power from nuclear fusion is just around the corner — and always has been. "Any day now,” they’ve been saying, for seventy-five years. oilprice.com/Alternative-En…

In 2019 Prof. Timothy Jackson defended music theorist Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935) against charges that Schenker was racist—and was disciplined by his school, the University of North Texas. The university finally settled this month. reason.com/volokh/2025/07…

A surprising claim in ZitoSalena's new book about Trump in Pennsylvania—and key information about why Walz ended up Harris's running mate instead of Penn. Gov. Shapiro: "Shapiro didn’t want the job." Not a full explanation, but helpful in understanding Harris's poor decision.

Some reporting on the central role of Georgetown University in the rise of Middle Eastern influence on American academia—but misses perhaps how this started with 1970s money, under Peter Krogh as dean of the foreign-service school. powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/…

In Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff says, "I sit at ten pounds a week," meaning his expenses run that amount. An interesting web converter says that's about $2,500 today—which is a curious amount. Large, but not impossibly so. uwyo.edu/numimage/curre…

“Who touches a hair of yon gray head / Dies like a dog! March on!” poemsancientandmodern.substack.com/p/todays-poem-…