National Review- Quillette
- Why We Should Settle Mars December 4, 2023Space exploration will bring us inventions that benefit humanity. And it will help us avoid war.Robert Zubrin
- History on Horseback: Napoleon Bonaparte December 4, 2023The French emperor and military commander played a pivotal role in an epochal transformation.Ralph Leonard
- Gaza and the Asymmetry Trap December 1, 2023The defeat of Hamas is a moral necessity, but that does not obviate Israel’s responsibility to minimize civilian suffering.Michael Walzer
- Why We Should Settle Mars December 4, 2023
- Jay Nordlinger
- Advice from <I>Mad</I>, Etc. December 4, 2023Reader mail on a classic magazine feature, a Nobel Peace Prize, and an immortal singer.
- Dress Codes and Their Discontents December 4, 2023On coats, ties, and other garments.
- Dress Codes and Their Discontents November 30, 2023On coats, ties, and other garments.
- Advice from <I>Mad</I>, Etc. December 4, 2023
Monthly Archives: October 2021
All Eyes on Virginia
Election Day (surely a misnomer with early voting) is this Tuesday and all eyes are on Virginia’s gubernatorial race. As they should be. The contest, between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, may help to clarify two important political … Continue reading
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Janet Yellin Scores a D Minus
Ignorance and enthusiasm make a dangerous combination. It’s even worse when people who should know better nevertheless agree to make wildly implausible sales pitches designed to justify foolish policy proposals. In the end a once respectable reputation gets dented and … Continue reading
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Prosecute Steve Bannon
Congress recently voted (229—202) to hold sometime Trump whisperer Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena to testify in the Congressional investigation of the January 6 riot. In refusing to comply, Mr. Bannon asserted executive privilege. All but … Continue reading
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Clashing Philosophies
Around 30 years ago William F Buckley and his friend Professor Milton Friedman debated Buckley’s proposal that some kind of National Service be required of young people. Buckley, who along with Dr. Friedman famously championed the free market, insisted that … Continue reading
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Mindless Covid Repression
For some reason or other many think that a policy of “Zero Covid” is the way to go. But it isn’t. Covid-19 isn’t going to go away. We just have to learn to live with it. JFB
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The Eviction Non-Crisis
Ever notice that progressives have a habit of manufacturing a “crisis” when they have a policy goal in mind, but somehow manage to ignore real crises they’d rather not talk about. Consider the eviction “crisis”. In August of 2020 the … Continue reading
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Enough Already
On a daily basis it seems that the Biden White House launches a new round of absurdities. Consider that they keep on insisting that they have enough votes to suspend the debt ceiling to avoid a default, but the whole … Continue reading
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The Debt Ceiling, Again…
Of course Congress should raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default. And of course throughout history the parties have been absolutely hypocritical about when they will and when they will not vote to do so. The chief criteria are … Continue reading
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