National Review- Quillette
- The Athens of Asia: A History of Gaza December 1, 2023For much of its history, Gaza moved people, things, and ideas by land and sea, and its name was associated with geographic interconnectedness.Robert C. Thornett
- “There’s Nothing Mystical About the Idea that Ideas Change History” December 1, 2023An interview with Steven Pinker.Matt Johnson
- Black Progress and Black Rage November 30, 2023A new biopic about Bayard Rustin and the New York Met’s opera about the life of Malcolm X celebrate very different notions of black struggle.Joshua Muravchik
- The Athens of Asia: A History of Gaza December 1, 2023
- Jay Nordlinger
- Dress Codes and Their Discontents November 30, 2023On coats, ties, and other garments.
- The 1973 Nobel November 30, 2023On the prize shared between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho — the most controversial Nobel prize ever.
- An Old Letter, re Israel November 30, 2023In 1956, Leo Strauss wrote to Willmoore Kendall.
- Dress Codes and Their Discontents November 30, 2023
Monthly Archives: August 2017
The End of the Rule of Law?
On July 31, 2017 U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton ruled that former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was guilty of “flagrantly” disregarding an order by federal District Court Judge G. Murray Snow to halt the immigration round-ups for which he had … Continue reading
The New Barbarians
Toward the end of February 2001 Mohammed Omar, the Taliban’s spiritual leader, ordered the destruction of all the statues in Afghanistan because, he said, they were idolatrous. And so the Taliban went about the systematic destruction of pre-Islamic artwork, which … Continue reading
Death in Charlottesville, Virginia
It has come to this: The President of the United States had to be dragged kicking and screaming into making a statement condemning neo-Nazis in Virginia. This was not a mere abstract exercise. The neo-Nazis in question had staged a … Continue reading
Now It’s Getting Serious
The Clinton, Bush and Obama Administrations insisted that a nuclear-armed North Korea would be “unacceptable” even as Pyongyang continued to test and develop nuclear weapons and delivery systems. In fact, as recently as a couple of years ago foreign policy … Continue reading
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Dateline August 8, 2017—Lenox Massachusetts
The Kemble Inn, located in Lenox, is just a mile or so down the road from Tanglewood. A classic New England Inn, it features spectacular views of the Berkshires and a decent restaurant where a very good Amarone will set … Continue reading
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