Current Affairs

6 days ago | currentaffairs.org | Alex Skopic

The serial scammer and ex-Representative is heading to prison. But can we really call this justice when far worse people are walking freely around the halls of power? For George Santos, it’s the end of the road. Last month, the former Representative was sentenced to 87 months in prison—seven years, plus a quarter of one—on charges of identity theft and wire fraud, to which he’d pleaded guilty last August.

1 week ago | currentaffairs.org | Nathan J. Robinson

In “On Democracies and Death Cults,” Murray offers a straightforward “good versus evil” account of the Israel-Palestine conflict. He does this by excluding every piece of information that undercuts his thesis and even spreading outright falsehoods. Douglas Murray’s On Democracies and Death Cults, an account of the Israel-Palestine conflict, accuses pro-Palestine protesters of being pro-“death” and argues that Israel is a Western outpost against barbarism.

1 week ago | currentaffairs.org | Nathan J. Robinson

Originally published in our magazine’s hallowed print edition 2025 Jan/Feb Details To distinguish the truth from bullshit, rational skepticism is required. This is not the same as contrarianism, conspiracy theories, or a blanket refusal to accept any and all sources of authority and expertise. The conventional wisdom among archaeologists is that what we consider the first advanced societies arose well after the end of the last Ice Age 11,700 years ago.

1 week ago | currentaffairs.org | Alex Skopic

Two new documentaries tell very different stories about the campus protest movement for Palestine. In “October 8,” we’re told the protests are cesspools of antisemitic hate. But in “The Encampments,” we learn just how wrong that is. Last month, two very different documentaries about the ongoing protest movement for Gaza and its people debuted in U.S. theaters.

2 weeks ago | currentaffairs.org | John Ross

The Vice Chair of the DNC wants to primary incumbents who are “asleep at the wheel” but still backs Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi. He’s offering the appearance of change without the substance. You might think that, after losing another election to Donald Trump in spectacular fashion, top Democrats would realize their party needs sweeping reforms. But apparently not.