by Ram ben Ze’ev The Company He Keeps: Why Zohran Mamdani’s Candidacy Demands Jewish Scrutiny New York is no ordinary city. It is home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel — a city scarred by Islamist terror and yet a city whose compassion often leads it to forget what that terror cost. Now, with Zohran Mamdani rising as the presumptive mayoral winner, New Yorkers are being asked to overlook a record that demands scrutiny. Mamdani, the son of Ugandan immigrants of

by Ram ben Ze’ev The Global Burden of Uninvited Empathy The Internet was meant to connect the world — and it has. But in doing so, it has blurred the boundaries between awareness and intrusion, between caring and carrying . What began as an exchange of information has become a contest of opinions. Everyone feels compelled to speak on everything, everywhere, as if silence were an act of betrayal . Social media has made this even worse. The platforms that claim to “connect” us

by Ram ben Ze’ev Musical Chairs in Gold: Why Small Investors Must Take Delivery Most gold trading today is not about bars moving from vault to vault; it is about claims on gold—promises, not metal. Futures, forwards, options, ETFs, and “unallocated” accounts are convenient, liquid, and, in quiet times, efficient. But they are still paper. If you are a smaller retail investor, that distinction is not academic; it is existential. The Two Markets: Paper vs. Metal There is the pa

By Ram ben Ze’ev Zionism Is Not a Threat — It Is the Foundation It was during his speech at the Knesset that President Donald Trump uttered the extraordinary words ( Transcript ): “...the people of Israel have never given up from the threats of Zionism, from all sorts of threats...” — President Donald Trump Trump's statement , in context, was (speaking about G-D): "And He still writes hope into the hearts of His children all over the world. And that is why even after 3000 yea

by Ram ben Ze’ev Bitcoin’s Illusory Floor: Why Rising Mining Costs Expose a Structural Flaw For years, Bitcoin enthusiasts have repeated...

by Ram ben Ze’ev Trump, the Nobel Committee, and the Myth of Middle East Peace The Nobel Committee has announced its choice for this...

מאת רם בן זאב יד, קפה, והקשר הנצחי השכם בבוקר, בסביבות השעה 2:30 לפי זמן גריניץ', התעוררתי לפתע מחלום שלא היה דומה לאף אחד מן החלומות...

by Ram ben Ze’ev A Hand, A Coffee, and the Eternal Bond Early this morning, at around 2:30am GMT, I awoke suddenly from a dream that was...

by Ram ben Ze’ev Two Years On: We Remember, We Wait, and We Resolve Two years have passed since the barbaric atrocities of 7 October...