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The United States has just reclassified the Yemen-based Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.  Who are they, why are they attacking ships, and why would anyone in their right mind actually support them? (Hint: No one in their right mind actually could...)    

In this week's theater of the absurd, the State of Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend itself against South Africa's charge that Israel is committing genocide against the people of Gaza by militarily responding to the October 7th terrorist attack committed by Hamas. How in the world could a reasonable person even make that claim? (Hint: They could not, without filing an application that willfully misses both the forest and the trees.)

Last week the Presidents of Harvard, Penn, and M.I.T. could not answer the simple question of whether calling for the genocide of Jews is problematic. (Hint: It is). What went wrong, from a legal perspective, and how do we fix the framework?

With so much breaking news on a daily basis, do you find yourself constantly overwhelmed by conflicting reports? Bombarded by fake experts on TikTok and Twitter? Do you wish you had the time to read a lengthy academic treatment, but in reality, only have ten minutes, max? Here is our guarantee: You give former law professor and senior attorney Mark Goldfeder ten minutes or less, and he will give you a framework through which you can process all the information streaming in on a topic. For clear, concise, and legally accurate analysis of the day's top news stories, tune it to On the Mark.