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05-05-2025
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Pope Francis encouraged Christian-Muslim dialogue and helped break down stereotypes
Pope Francis' pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church's engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East. Francis framed his efforts around the 'culture of encounter,' which he explained in a 2016 morning meditation. Drawing inspiration from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 7, he noted that this approach was about 'active engagement' rather than passive observation. He urged individuals to embody Jesus by 'not just seeing, but looking; not just hearing, but listening; not just passing people by, but stopping with them.' In my 2025 book 'Beyond Dialogue – Building Bonds Between Christians and Muslims,' I stress the importance of moving beyond mere tolerance to collaboration as a way to engage with religious diversity − something that Francis demonstrated in his interfaith dialogue efforts with Muslim countries. In 2021, Francis visited regions in Iraq once held by the Islamic State, or IS. This was the first papal visit to the country. He held masses in Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and he addressed a gathering in the courtyard of the Al-Tahera church, the hub of the Syriac Catholic population in Mosul. The historic 18th-century church was partially destroyed by IS during its occupation of the city from 2014 to 2017. An estimated 5,000 Christians were killed and some 125,000 displaced in Iraq during that time. At Church Square in Mosul, where there are four churches, Francis prayed for the victims of the conflict and called for harmonious coexistence between Christians and Muslims. He also invited displaced Christians to return to their homes and praised the young Iraqi volunteers – both Christians and Muslims – working side by side to rebuild the churches and mosques destroyed by IS. In addition, he convened an interreligious gathering in Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, a prophet revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims. His actions not only brought together Christians and Muslims but also helped break down stereotypes. In 2019 he visited the United Arab Emirates, marking the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. The visit coincided with the Emirati government proclaiming 2019 the Year of Tolerance, promoting coexistence, diversity and respect. During his visit in Abu Dhabi in 2019, Francis celebrated a historic Catholic Mass in Zayed Sports City, drawing 180,000 attendees from over 100 countries, for which the UAE government declared a special holiday. This unprecedented event challenged negative Western stereotypes about the Arabian Peninsula's religious intolerance. The UAE Constitution, for example, guarantees religious freedom to all people, albeit with restrictions on proselytization among non-Islamic communities. It also offered a counternarrative of unity between Christians and Muslims in a region often viewed through a lens of religious strife and war. Francis' visit to the UAE also culminated in some crucial interfaith initiatives. In Abu Dhabi, Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, Ahmed El-Tayeb, cosigned the document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together. The document stresses the need to work together to promote a 'culture of reciprocal respect.' While the Emirati president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, did not directly sign the document, he supported the interfaith initiatives that followed Francis' trip. This document led to the setting up of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, a collaborative project of a diverse groups of academic, cultural and religious leaders and entities from around the world. The committee created the Human Fraternity Education and Leadership for Peace program, a global youth movement. It also worked with the United Nations General Assembly to designate Feb. 4 as the International Day of Human Fraternity. The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity also guided the construction of the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, a shared space for a church, mosque and synagogue that opened in 2023. I had the opportunity to attend the opening ceremony of the Abrahamic Family House in 2023. It was a memorable experience. A Christian girl, a Muslim boy and Jewish boy each brought a cube representing each house of worship to the center platform of the forum and placed them side by side on the ground. The simple act mirrored the architectural design of the Abrahamic Family House by bringing the abstract concept of interfaith harmony to life in a concrete and relatable way. The Emirati youth provided a glimpse into what a tolerant future could look like. The closest historical comparison to the Document on Human Fraternity is the Nostra Aetate, a declaration from the Second Vatican Council of 1965, when major reforms were initiated in the Catholic Church. Nostra Aetate marked a turning point in the Catholic Church's relations with Islam and all non-Christian traditions. After a history of conflict, limited positive engagement and mutual suspicion, it emphasized harmony, dialogue and respect with Islam. However, the Document on Human Fraternity went further. For starters, it was a joint declaration with prominent Muslim leaders, signifying a deeper commitment to Christian-Muslim partnership, whereas Nostra Aetate was an internal Catholic document. The document called for grassroot activities, pointing to a more action-oriented approach to Christian and Muslim relations. Given that it was signed by the pope, it held influence within the Vatican leadership and among liberal cardinals. Its core principles are being integrated into pastoral initiatives and interreligious dialogue at the national and international levels. Francis' approach to Christian-Muslim dialogue differed notably from his predecessors. While Pope John Paul II focused on intellectual exchange and theological dialogue, Francis emphasized that they were insufficient on their own. In turn, he prioritized direct action and personal engagement with others as a means to a deeper understanding of the other. Pope Benedict XVI, despite his commitment to dialogue, faced challenges due to remarks that outraged Muslims worldwide. During his Regensburg address in 2006, he mentioned a medieval dialogue attributed to Manuel II Palaiologus, the Byzantine emperor who reigned from 1391 to 1425, a period of growing power of the Ottoman Empire. Manuel II had criticized the concept of jihad in Islam and referred to Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, as 'evil' and 'inhuman.' While Benedict repeatedly emphasized that he was quoting Manuel II's views on the relationship between faith and reason and not personally endorsing the emperor's assessment of Islam, the pope's comments were perceived as disrespectful toward the Islamic faith and its prophet. Upon Francis' death, the president of the UAE – Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – described him as 'a symbol of human fraternity, cultural coexistence and interfaith dialogue,' adding that he inspired 'future generations in upholding the values of tolerance and mutual understanding.' Francis' gestures of solidarity, personal relationships and frequent visits to Muslim countries, I believe, laid a tangible foundation to move beyond dialogue and toward human fraternity. This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization bringing you facts and trustworthy analysis to help you make sense of our complex world. It was written by: Craig Considine, Rice University Read more: A pope of the Americas: What Francis meant to 2 continents Pope Francis danced the tango with the global Catholic Church amid its culture wars Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they'll be picking his successor Craig Considine does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
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He died fighting for Russia. Meghan McCain blamed his US veteran parents.
It was a stupid tweet by someone who isn't stupid. Meghan McCain criticized the fitness of parents who raise a wayward kid. She questioned whether the mother, a deputy director at the CIA, should still have a job. Why? Because that mother and her husband lost control of their young adult son, who foolishly went to war on behalf of Vladimir Putin's Russia and died on a battlefield fighting Ukraine. Their boy had an eccentric streak that took him to remote parts of the world promoting environmentalism, feminism, communism and the Palestinian people. He threw shade at his home country, the United States. He posted a video of an American flag burning and would tell friends he was ashamed to be from here. He was the antithesis of his parents, who both served their country honorably in the U.S. Navy, as Meghan McCain's famous father once had. And McCain blamed the parents. Born in 1984, Meghan McCain is a child of the internet. She is a tweeting machine who understood how to use the platform X that was Twitter before Elon Musk bought it and broke its grip from left-wing censorship. Her opinions are punchy and irreverent, and she takes a lot of swings at both left and right. Opinion: Elon Musk called a combat veteran a 'traitor.' No American should tolerate it. Even now, as she is busy raising two small children, she is building Substack and 2Way audiences with her takes on American culture and politics as she stays engaged with the wider world. Sometimes when you engage the world, however, you reveal too much. And on April 25, McCain showed her own ignorance in a tweet: 'If you can't even get your own kid not to become an anti-American, pro-Islam communist who joins and fights in the Russian Army against Ukraine, maybe you shouldn't have a senior job in the CIA...' When I read that, I laughed. This is clearly the opinion of someone who has never raised teenagers, I thought. In due time, she will learn, and she will regret it. McCain had keyed in on a new version of an ancient story. Christ told it as the parable of the prodigal son, the child who goes astray. In the biblical account told in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 15:11-32), a wayward child of a wealthy man goes on a long bender of sin and debauchery, squandering his inherited wealth and eventually sliding to that last rung of the occupational ladder – herding swine. A more modern version was told on April 25 at iStories about Michael Gloss, a young man who grew up in the leafy suburbs of Washington, DC, the privileged son of parents who dedicated a good part of their adult lives to the defense of America. Gloss' mother, Juliane Gallina, is a CIA deputy director for digital innovation. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and became the first woman to serve as a Naval Academy brigade commander in 1991, iStories reports. For 30 years, she has worked in intelligence. Gloss' father, Larry Gloss, is also a U.S. Navy veteran and an Iraq War veteran. He was decorated for his service in Operation Desert Storm. Last year, the couple learned their son had died. On April 25, they read in the iStories account that their boy, while in Russia, had chosen to enter Putin's meatgrinder – the invasion of neighboring Ukraine. On the battlefield he got caught in an artillery barrage and died from 'massive blood loss,' The Washington Post reported. He was among 172,000 Russian troops who have died and 611,000 who were wounded in Putin's illegal war, the International Institute for Strategic Studies reports. That a leftist child of American patriots would take up arms for a Russian tyrant is a puzzle. It's a long distance in both miles and values from the home he grew up in. The 21-year-old Michael was suffering from mental illness, The Post reports, and had stopped taking medication to treat his illness. As a little boy, he was different, his father said. 'If you knew our son, he was the ultimate antiestablishment, anti-authority young man the minute he came into the world,' Larry Gloss told The Post. He grew up loving The Beatles and Bob Dylan, and he was drawn to the politics of the left and radical left. His muse led him to places like Italy, where, according to his obituary, he learned sustainable agriculture through farm work. He went to Turkey to help rebuild earthquake-damaged structures. He journeyed to the former Soviet republic of Georgia to join a counter-cultural movement inspired by Woodstock, The Post reported. Opinion: Trump has made America a safer place for my daughters. I'm grateful for that. Eventually, he would go to Russia for what his parents believed was the fulfillment of a dream to help build a water purifier in parts of that country that lacked clean water. Instead, he died fighting an aggressor's war. 'I can only attribute it to his mental illness,' his father told The Post. 'It clearly defies logic.' Any parent who has raised teenagers will instinctively empathize with the Glosses. 'Teenage' is the child stage when the parents learn, 'Oh, we don't decide the direction of our children's futures.' Our children do. Opinion alerts: Get columns from your favorite columnists + expert analysis on top issues, delivered straight to your device through the USA TODAY app. Don't have the app? Download it for free from your app store. When I was about Meghan McCain's age, some of my older work colleagues tried to warn me of this. 'One day when your kids are teenagers,' one coworker, who happened to be a superb parent, told me, 'they're going to ask you for your advice.' Then her face changed. It grew flush with anger. Her eyes flared and her voice rose. 'THEY DON'T WANT YOUR ADVICE! THEY DON'T WANT YOUR ADVICE!' When she calmed down, she explained, 'They only say they want your advice. They never take it.' Who knows what set that off, but the frustration was real. I have a sister and brother-in-law who were raising the greatest four girls. Strong values. High ethics. Parents engaged in every aspect of their lives. And everything seemed peachy perfect, until one of those daughters turned into a meth addict. Hell rained down. I heard it in the desperate calls from my sister, who tearfully told me her 16-year-old, now emaciated and scarred from self-mutilation, would never make it to age 20. Opinion: Depression in young men is on the rise. Athletes may be the key to getting help. Hard work and prayers and an enormous amount of attention were focused on that child. Her clean-living sisters sometimes resented all that attention going to the black sheep. But that black sheep, that prodigal, finally found herself and started making good decisions. She went on to drug recovery, university, graduation with honors and medical school. Now a physician, she is about to take on a new job at a major West Coast trauma center saving other people's children. Today, when my sisters and I get together, we joke that our primary job as parents was to just keep our kids alive. You have to live that to know it. Someday Meghan McCain will have teenagers, and she will understand. Phil Boas is an editorial columnist for The Arizona Republic, where this column originally published. You can email him at You can read diverse opinions from our USA TODAY columnists and other writers on the Opinion front page, on X, formerly Twitter, @usatodayopinion and in our Opinion newsletter. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Meghan McCain picks on Michael Gloss. She'll regret it later | Opinion
USA Today
04-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
He died fighting for Russia. Meghan McCain blamed his US veteran parents.
He died fighting for Russia. Meghan McCain blamed his US veteran parents. | Opinion It's ignorant to suggest that the choices made by Juliane Gallina Gloss' son should disqualify her from a senior job in the CIA. Show Caption Hide Caption Biden praises late Sen. John McCain, 'It was country first' President Joe Biden announced a national library at Arizona State University will be dedicated to the late Arizona Sen. John McCain. It was a stupid tweet by someone who isn't stupid. Meghan McCain criticized the fitness of parents who raise a wayward kid. She questioned whether the mother, a deputy director at the CIA, should still have a job. Why? Because that mother and her husband lost control of their young adult son, who foolishly went to war on behalf of Vladimir Putin's Russia and died on a battlefield fighting Ukraine. Their boy had an eccentric streak that took him to remote parts of the world promoting environmentalism, feminism, communism and the Palestinian people. He threw shade at his home country, the United States. He posted a video of an American flag burning and would tell friends he was ashamed to be from here. He was the antithesis of his parents, who both served their country honorably in the U.S. Navy, as Meghan McCain's famous father once had. And McCain blamed the parents. Meghan McCain blames the parents for their son Born in 1984, Meghan McCain is a child of the internet. She is a tweeting machine who understood how to use the platform X that was Twitter before Elon Musk bought it and broke its grip from left-wing censorship. Her opinions are punchy and irreverent, and she takes a lot of swings at both left and right. Opinion: Elon Musk called a combat veteran a 'traitor.' No American should tolerate it. Even now, as she is busy raising two small children, she is building Substack and 2Way audiences with her takes on American culture and politics as she stays engaged with the wider world. Sometimes when you engage the world, however, you reveal too much. And on April 25, McCain showed her own ignorance in a tweet: 'If you can't even get your own kid not to become an anti-American, pro-Islam communist who joins and fights in the Russian Army against Ukraine, maybe you shouldn't have a senior job in the CIA...' When I read that, I laughed. This is clearly the opinion of someone who has never raised teenagers, I thought. In due time, she will learn, and she will regret it. McCain forgot the story of the prodigal son McCain had keyed in on a new version of an ancient story. Christ told it as the parable of the prodigal son, the child who goes astray. In the biblical account told in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 15:11-32), a wayward child of a wealthy man goes on a long bender of sin and debauchery, squandering his inherited wealth and eventually sliding to that last rung of the occupational ladder – herding swine. A more modern version was told on April 25 at iStories about Michael Gloss, a young man who grew up in the leafy suburbs of Washington, DC, the privileged son of parents who dedicated a good part of their adult lives to the defense of America. Gloss' mother, Juliane Gallina, is a CIA deputy director for digital innovation. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and became the first woman to serve as a Naval Academy brigade commander in 1991, iStories reports. For 30 years, she has worked in intelligence. Gloss' father, Larry Gloss, is also a U.S. Navy veteran and an Iraq War veteran. He was decorated for his service in Operation Desert Storm. Michael Gloss fought for Putin in Ukraine-Russia war Last year, the couple learned their son had died. On April 25, they read in the iStories account that their boy, while in Russia, had chosen to enter Putin's meatgrinder – the invasion of neighboring Ukraine. On the battlefield he got caught in an artillery barrage and died from 'massive blood loss,' The Washington Post reported. He was among 172,000 Russian troops who have died and 611,000 who were wounded in Putin's illegal war, the International Institute for Strategic Studies reports. That a leftist child of American patriots would take up arms for a Russian tyrant is a puzzle. It's a long distance in both miles and values from the home he grew up in. The 21-year-old Michael was suffering from mental illness, The Post reports, and had stopped taking medication to treat his illness. As a little boy, he was different, his father said. 'If you knew our son, he was the ultimate antiestablishment, anti-authority young man the minute he came into the world,' Larry Gloss told The Post. Gloss was drawn to the radical left, despite his parents He grew up loving The Beatles and Bob Dylan, and he was drawn to the politics of the left and radical left. His muse led him to places like Italy, where, according to his obituary, he learned sustainable agriculture through farm work. He went to Turkey to help rebuild earthquake-damaged structures. He journeyed to the former Soviet republic of Georgia to join a counter-cultural movement inspired by Woodstock, The Post reported. Opinion: Trump has made America a safer place for my daughters. I'm grateful for that. Eventually, he would go to Russia for what his parents believed was the fulfillment of a dream to help build a water purifier in parts of that country that lacked clean water. Instead, he died fighting an aggressor's war. 'I can only attribute it to his mental illness,' his father told The Post. 'It clearly defies logic.' Parents who have raised teenagers can empathize Any parent who has raised teenagers will instinctively empathize with the Glosses. 'Teenage' is the child stage when the parents learn, 'Oh, we don't decide the direction of our children's futures.' Our children do. When I was about Meghan McCain's age, some of my older work colleagues tried to warn me of this. 'One day when your kids are teenagers,' one coworker, who happened to be a superb parent, told me, 'they're going to ask you for your advice.' Then her face changed. It grew flush with anger. Her eyes flared and her voice rose. 'THEY DON'T WANT YOUR ADVICE! THEY DON'T WANT YOUR ADVICE!' When she calmed down, she explained, 'They only say they want your advice. They never take it.' Who knows what set that off, but the frustration was real. One day, McCain will know what we do I have a sister and brother-in-law who were raising the greatest four girls. Strong values. High ethics. Parents engaged in every aspect of their lives. And everything seemed peachy perfect, until one of those daughters turned into a meth addict. Hell rained down. I heard it in the desperate calls from my sister, who tearfully told me her 16-year-old, now emaciated and scarred from self-mutilation, would never make it to age 20. Opinion: Depression in young men is on the rise. Athletes may be the key to getting help. Hard work and prayers and an enormous amount of attention were focused on that child. Her clean-living sisters sometimes resented all that attention going to the black sheep. But that black sheep, that prodigal, finally found herself and started making good decisions. She went on to drug recovery, university, graduation with honors and medical school. Now a physician, she is about to take on a new job at a major West Coast trauma center saving other people's children. Today, when my sisters and I get together, we joke that our primary job as parents was to just keep our kids alive. You have to live that to know it. Someday Meghan McCain will have teenagers, and she will understand. Phil Boas is an editorial columnist for The Arizona Republic, where this column originally published. You can email him at
New York Post
25-04-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Alex Soros trashed as ‘impossible' and ‘wrong person to lead' dad George's foundation in magazine profile
A New York Magazine profile on Alex Soros, son of George Soros, who has been chosen to take up his father's leadership mantle, doesn't paint the heir in a positive light. 'The real story is that every single person who knows the family knows that Alex was exactly the wrong person to lead the foundation,' the New York Magazine profile on Alex Soros, published Tuesday, reads, quoting an anonymous source 'with deep OSF ties.' Advertisement George Soros started what the Open Society Foundations (OSF) website calls his 'philanthropic network' in the mid-1980s. It eventually became OSF, which has been led by George Soros for decades. In June 2023, he passed the leadership torch to his son, Alex. 'In private he is brooding and cerebral and has a propensity for candor and bursts of hot-temperedness,' the New York Magazine piece, authored by Simon van Zuylen-Wood, says of Alex Soros, who is chair of the board of directors at OSF. 'His halting, Peter Thiel–like baritone is full of ahs and ums, and his sentences can sound like records skipping, as if he were unable to easily put into language what is clear in his mind. This slightly tortured persona has invited comparisons with his elder half-brother Jonathan, who sprang from Harvard Law School and a federal clerkship to work alongside his father in finance and philanthropy.' Van Zuylen-Wood writes that people, including OSF's first president, Aryeh Neier, thought that Jonathan Soros, a co-founder and partner of the investment firm, One Madison Group, would be his father's successor. Advertisement 5 A New York Magazine feature claims that Alex Soros is not fit to take over his father's foundation. via REUTERS 5 A Soros insider cites compared Alex to the Prodigal Son in the Gospel of Luke, 'rewarded with his father's love despite his wayward years,' Simon van Zuylen-Wood, the author of the profile, says. FilmMagic 'When Soros insiders try to explain the family dynamic, they draw on the standard texts of empire and heredity,' van Zuylen-Wood says. ''Roman is Alex,' says a former OSF senior official, referring to Roman Roy, the sardonic failson in Succession. 'Smart but f**king impossible and not particularly interested in the details.' Another Soros insider cites not HBO but the Gospel of Luke, casting Alex in the role of the Prodigal Son, who is rewarded with his father's love despite his wayward years.' During the 2024 presidential campaign, Alex Soros held a fundraiser at his New York City apartment for vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, and posted photos of the event on X. Advertisement The New York Magazine piece says that Alex Soros 'created a PR headache by posting photos from the event on social media, as is his custom after meeting heads of state and elected officials. (As a former OSF higher-up says, Alex likes to collect 'shiny objects.').' The piece points out that Alex Soros' X account is filled with photos of powerful Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, the late Pope Francis, and Ukrainian Head of Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak. 5 The profile says Soros' social media 'created a PR headache.' Jared Siskin/PMC 5 Soros' X account has photos of powerful Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris. Facebook / Alexander Soros Advertisement 5 Joe Biden presented Alex Soros, son of award recipient George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, with the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in January. Bloomberg via Getty Images Previous reporting from Fox News highlighting a Media Research Center study on Alex Soros, found that he politicized mass shootings, praised Biden's 'disastrous' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, supports abolishing the Electoral College, embraced disparaging claims against conservative Supreme Court Justices and supports decriminalizing 'sex work.' Since the 2018 elections, Alex Soros has given more than $5 million to federal political coffers, and records show that his largest contribution was $2 million to the Schumer-aligned Senate Majority PAC during that time. With billions to spend, the New York Magazine profile questions the 39-year-old's ability to be an effective leader. 'Exactly how to push back against the [Trump] madness he leaves unclear,' van Zuylen-Wood wrote. 'Nor does he offer any coherent agenda for the Democrats, whose roiling, inconclusive debates can seem personified by Alex himself. He was a regular presence at the Biden White House, one-half of an odd power couple, yet few in the broader political universe have a grasp of how he thinks about the world and plans to spend the wealth at his disposal. 'That money could help determine the fate not only of a rudderless Democratic Party but of a country that every day is disappearing legal residents and immigrants, shaking down universities, defying court orders, and otherwise taking aim at the very open society his father's global philanthropy exists to uphold.' Fox News Digital reached out to the Open Society Foundations for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
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Alex Soros trashed as difficult, 'wrong person to lead' megadonor foundation in NY Mag profile
A New York Magazine profile on Alex Soros, son of George Soros, who has been chosen to take up his father's leadership mantle, doesn't paint the heir in a positive light. "The real story is that every single person who knows the family knows that Alex was exactly the wrong person to lead the foundation," the New York Magazine profile on Alex Soros, published Tuesday, reads, quoting an anonymous source "with deep OSF ties." George Soros started what the Open Society Foundations (OSF) website calls his "philanthropic network" in the mid-1980s. It eventually became OSF, which has been led by George Soros for decades. In June 2023, he passed the leadership torch to his son, Alex. Alex Soros Fumes At Left-wing Climate Group Over 'Palestine' Obsession: 'What The Hell' "In private he is brooding and cerebral and has a propensity for candor and bursts of hot-temperedness," the New York Magazine piece, authored by Simon van Zuylen-Wood, says of Alex Soros, who is chair of the board of directors at OSF. "His halting, Peter Thiel–like baritone is full of ahs and ums, and his sentences can sound like records skipping, as if he were unable to easily put into language what is clear in his mind. This slightly tortured persona has invited comparisons with his elder half-brother Jonathan, who sprang from Harvard Law School and a federal clerkship to work alongside his father in finance and philanthropy." Read On The Fox News App Van Zuylen-Wood writes that people, including OSF's first president, Aryeh Neier, thought that Jonathan Soros, a co-founder and partner of the investment firm, One Madison Group, would be his father's successor. "When Soros insiders try to explain the family dynamic, they draw on the standard texts of empire and heredity," van Zuylen-Wood says. "'Roman is Alex,' says a former OSF senior official, referring to Roman Roy, the sardonic failson in Succession. 'Smart but f**king impossible and not particularly interested in the details.' Another Soros insider cites not HBO but the Gospel of Luke, casting Alex in the role of the Prodigal Son, who is rewarded with his father's love despite his wayward years." During the 2024 presidential campaign, Alex Soros held a fundraiser at his New York City apartment for vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, and posted photos of the event on X. The New York Magazine piece says that Alex Soros "created a PR headache by posting photos from the event on social media, as is his custom after meeting heads of state and elected officials. (As a former OSF higher-up says, Alex likes to collect "shiny objects.")." The piece points out that Alex Soros' X account is filled with photos of powerful Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, the late Pope Francis, and Ukrainian Head of Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak. Alex Soros And Huma Abedin Hold Star-studded Engagement Party At Anna Wintour's Home: Photos Previous reporting from Fox News highlighting a Media Research Center study on Alex Soros, found that he politicized mass shootings, praised Biden's "disastrous" 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, supports abolishing the Electoral College, embraced disparaging claims against conservative Supreme Court Justices and supports decriminalizing "sex work." Since the 2018 elections, Alex Soros has given more than $5 million to federal political coffers, and records show that his largest contribution was $2 million to the Schumer-aligned Senate Majority PAC during that time. With billions to spend, the New York Magazine profile questions the 39-year-old's ability to be an effective leader. "Exactly how to push back against the [Trump] madness he leaves unclear," van Zuylen-Wood wrote. "Nor does he offer any coherent agenda for the Democrats, whose roiling, inconclusive debates can seem personified by Alex himself. He was a regular presence at the Biden White House, one-half of an odd power couple, yet few in the broader political universe have a grasp of how he thinks about the world and plans to spend the wealth at his disposal. "That money could help determine the fate not only of a rudderless Democratic Party but of a country that every day is disappearing legal residents and immigrants, shaking down universities, defying court orders, and otherwise taking aim at the very open society his father's global philanthropy exists to uphold." Fox News Digital reached out to the Open Society Foundations for comment, but did not immediately receive a article source: Alex Soros trashed as difficult, 'wrong person to lead' megadonor foundation in NY Mag profile
