********* Israel Tries for a Knockout Blow

“Whether we wish it or not, we are again in the world of war, which plays by rules closer to those of the boxing ring than the seminar room,” writes @EliotACohen:

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/israel-nasrallah-hezbollah/680073/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYScxNkJCc4EGmsaWMRlMMwA&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYa7BY0mMlHovrtSlriWTqNg
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/sorrow-and-pity-trump/686829/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWiLVBTEjqMbAfSKYV2QWr4
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