Articles by Alex Skopic

Send the Pope to Gaza

If all his lofty words about morality and care for the innocent are supposed to mean anything, Leo should break the blockade himself.

Three Traps for Zohran

Mamdani’s primary win was inspiring—but there’s a hard fight ahead, and if he wants to bring real change for New Yorkers, he’ll have to avoid these pitfalls.



Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes?

According to our elected leaders, we should be very scared of the possibility that Iran could get a nuclear bomb. But Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligerent.



Peter Thiel dressed in wizard robes, holding a crystal ball. Behind him is a crouching Gollum creature with the face of JD Vance.

How the Right Abuses Tolkien

For Peter Thiel, JD Vance, and other figures on today’s far right, the works of J.R.R. Tolkien have become a cultural touchstone. Pity they don’t understand the first thing about them.