Benny Morris

1 month ago | quillette.com | Dave Thompson |Benny Morris |Lawrence Krauss |Andrew Fox

It was David Bowie who said that it doesn’t matter who does something first, it’s whoever does it second that history remembers. Bowie was specifically answering the charge that he had lifted his act from then-obscure bands like the Velvets and the Stooges. But he wasn’t wrong about the general principle. Indeed, we were provided with an example of Bowie’s rule of thumb just a few months ago, when Rolling Stone reviewed the omnibus sized box-set of Bob Dylan’s 1974 US tour.

1 month ago | quillette.com | Benny Morris |Lawrence M. Krauss |Andrew Fox |Ira Wells

Washington’s grand strategy on the Palestinian issue remains unclear, as does its understanding of the players involved, especially Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. This is causing considerable anxiety in Jerusalem. These questions have gained pertinence and urgency following a series of interviews that Donald Trump’s new “hostage envoy,” Adam Boehler, gave to American and Israeli media platforms.

Jan 20, 2025 | quillette.com | Peter Hague |Cary Nelson |Joe Lockard |Benny Morris

Last week saw the launch of two of the most powerful rockets ever flown. On 16January, SpaceX’s Starship was launched for its seventh test flight and its first stage booster was successfully caught—even though the upper stage was lost in a quite spectacular manner.

Jan 7, 2025 | quillette.com | Jonathan Kay |Aaron Sarin |Ralph Leonard |Benny Morris

A Canadian professor once complained to me that academia is nowhere near as radically leftist as conservative culture critics tend to imagine. Yes, there’s plenty of “wokeness” on display. But almost all of these woke controversies, he argued, originate with a tiny minority of dedicated extremists. Most of his colleagues—well over 90%, by his estimation—would prefer to stay out of the public eye, avoid political fights, and focus on their areas of specialized research.

Jan 7, 2025 | quillette.com | Jonathan Kay |Aaron Sarin |Ralph Leonard |Benny Morris

Justin Trudeau convinced me he was a sunny patriot who’d unify Canada. What I got instead was a cynical culture warrior who smeared opponents as bigots and defamed my country as a genocide state. Keep Reading From the Blog 15 Dec 2024 Join the newsletter to receive the latest updates in your inbox. Your email address Please check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription.