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An Open Letter to Benjamin Netanyahu
The tragedy unfolding in Gaza is searing to the human conscience. We appear genetically wired to recoil from such suffering and to reach, however haltingly, for compassion and peace.
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Politics
Diplomatic letters, peace proposals, and governance blueprints for a multipolar world.
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An Open Letter to Volodymyr Zelensky
Your meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice-President J. D. Vance in the White House on February 28, 2025 was a puzzling, thought-provoking spectacle.
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An Alternate Manifesto for New York City
At least 80% of New Yorkers consider cost of living, housing affordability, and public safety as serious problems. However, the manifestos of the two frontrunners in the Democratic mayoral race largely recycled yesterday's solutions to...
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An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump
If the Abraham Accords had been implemented in both letter and spirit, the Middle East might already be well on the road to peace. Instead, the region is dotted with powder kegs that could ignite at any moment.
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An Open Letter to Ayatollah Khamenei
I write with a heavy heart after the devastating airstrikes of 13 June 2025, in which Israeli aircraft hit dozens of Iranian military and nuclear sites, causing great loss of life--including senior commanders and scientists--in a...
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An Open Letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping
A man finds the ruins of an old city near his hometown. Curious about his ancestors, he begins to excavate. In the ruins, he finds evidence of architecture, engineering, art, and poetry that indicated a civilization led by a community of...
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An Open Letter to Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman
There are people who may resent your country for its role in spreading Wahhabism across the Muslim world, but most of them remain unaware of the extensive efforts you've undertaken to reverse such policies. This transformation is not...
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An Open Letter to Pope Leo XIV
As you embraced the papacy upon your election, facing a historic crowd at a historic time, the expressions on your face indicated overwhelm. With your lips sealed, you pulled in three strong vortexes of air through your nose, before...
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The Ethics of AI Governance in Democratic Systems
How should democratic societies regulate artificial intelligence while preserving innovation and protecting civil liberties?
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Peace is Jerusalem
Most civilizations have encountered the dream to harmonize minds at scale but found it to be notoriously hard.
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