In the 1990s John DiIulio, a conservative American academic, argued that a new breed of “superpredators,” “kids that have absolutely no respect for human life and no sense of the future,” would terrorize Americans almost indefinitely. He was not alone. Experts were convinced that crime would keep rising. Law-abiding citizens would retreat to gated communities, patrolled by security guards. Politicians and police chiefs could do little except bluster and try to fiddle the stat

The GPI, produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, tracks 23 indicators, from external conflicts and military expenditure to safety and security measures like terrorism and homicide. The countries ranked at the top of the index have been remarkably consistent for nearly two decades, showing the stability that peaceful policies can bring over the long haul. Ranked number one since 2008, Iceland remains the world’s most peaceful nation, leading across all three domains:

Demonization of Israel, Jews, and core Jewish values—including Zionism—continues to spread across nations, international justice venues, university campuses, airports and ports, cultural institutions, and sports arenas. Every insult, every call for a boycott, and every violent act against Jews at prayer is legitimized and amplified across social media. How bad could it get? Just days before the murderous Yom Kippur attack on a Manchester synagogue, CRIF—the official body of F

Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new U.S. dollar millionaires,...