Defending Civilization: The Conservative Case for Israel on the Anniversary of October 7th

Today marks the somber anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel, we not only mourn the lives tragically cut short on that day and since, but also confront the broader wound inflicted upon the very soul of a nation—and, indeed, upon Western civilization itself. Long before this atrocity, I was a defender of Israel, recognizing its existence as a …