National Review- Quillette
- A Cartoonish View of History April 23, 2025Joe Sacco’s graphic works provide vivid and moving depictions of the terrible suffering in the Strip. But his accounts of the causes of that suffering are simplistic and one-sided in the extreme.Benny Morris
- Australian Election 2025, The Nuclear Debate with Will Shackel: Quillette Cetera Episode 44 April 23, 2025Why nuclear must be part of Australia’s energy future.Zoe Booth
- Have We Forgotten Weimar? April 22, 2025This is not the first time Germany has resorted to censorship in the mistaken belief that the state can contain dangerous ideas. The last time they tried this, it facilitated the rise of the Nazis.Jay Sophalkalyan
- A Cartoonish View of History April 23, 2025
- Jay Nordlinger
- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025On the nomination of Jimmy Lai, Ilham Tohti, and others for the Nobel Peace Prize.Jay Nordlinger
- Where honor rules, &c. April 22, 2025On golf, the American order, Trump’s fitness, the city of Cleveland, Al Capone, Leonardo da Vinci, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- Dollars to Doughnuts April 21, 2025Reader mail on Denmark, tariffs, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- Heroes and Nominees April 22, 2025
Monthly Archives: May 2020
While America Burns
Perhaps it was inevitable; it’s starting to look like 1968 again. According to press reports, at least 15 of America’s large cities have recently experienced what we decorously refer to as “civil unrest”. Needless to say, politicians—the people who are … Continue reading
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Tagged Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Minneapolis, murder, police, politics, Progressives, protesters, riots
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And About Those Norms…
We hear a lot about norms these days, and in particular, about how President Donald Trump’s typically juvenile behavior violates long standing norms and therefore harms democracy. There is something to this. Trump is, after all, boorish, a habitual liar … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged Collusion Inquiry, Comey, Donald Trump, FISA, Hillary Clinton, James Brennan, James Clapper, James Comey, Joe Biden, Norms, Perkins Coie, President Obama
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We Need to Talk about… Joe Biden
His name is not Donald J Trump. That is all it takes, apparently, for a Democratic challenger to command the loyalty of the party faithful. It doesn’t matter what he thinks, assuming he is capable of it. After all his … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, campaign, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, nomination, policy, politics, Stephanie Kelton
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Progressive Fascism
“Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State.” Benito Mussolini “State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Bill of Rights, classic Liberalism, control, Fascism, liberty, Mussolini, Nancy Pelosi, policy, politics, Progressive
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George Will Interview
George Will needs no introduction. Here he is at the Aspen Institute being interviewed by Judy Woodruff–who also needs no introduction. JFB
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Tagged Aspen Institute, Conservatism, George Will, Judy Woodruff, politics
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The Season is Upon Us
When January of 2021 comes rolling around it is virtually inevitable that a supremely ambitious, self-serving, vicious and ignorant partisan hack will take the Presidential oath of office. The only question is whether the hack will be named Donald Trump … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, Democrats, Donald Trump, elections, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, politics, Republicans
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An Interview with Peter Thiel
Peter Theil, a famously successful technology investor, is the founder of PayPal and the first outsider to take a stake of Facebook. He eventually sold PayPal in 2002 to eBay for $1.5 Billion and later sold his 10.2% stake in … Continue reading
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Tagged Hoover Institution, Peter Thiel, Philosophy, politics
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