National Review- Quillette
- Master of Cinema April 17, 2025Éric Rohmer’s films demand patience and close attention, but they are immensely rewarding for those able to tolerate the absence of spectacle.Jaspreet Singh Boparai
- Does TED Still Make Sense? April 17, 2025Last week’s TED Talks in Vancouver featured dozens of brilliant speakers. But the earnest belief that big new ideas can save humanity from itself now feels painfully dated.Jonathan Kay
- Fania Oz-Salzberger on Israel’s Current Turmoil April 16, 2025Israel is a struggling, desperate, deeply flawed liberal democracy.Maarten Boudry
- Master of Cinema April 17, 2025
- Jay Nordlinger
- True to the Last April 18, 2025On two Reaganite judges: Royce C. Lamberth and J. Harvie Wilkinson.Jay Nordlinger
- Ukraine, Putin, and Us April 18, 2025On Russia’s Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Trump’s response, etc.Jay Nordlinger
- Germans in Carolina, &c. April 18, 2025On international trade, the other ‘BLM,’ a late conductor, the American Revolution, and more.Jay Nordlinger
- True to the Last April 18, 2025
Tag Archives: George Floyd
Mostly Peaceful Protests
“Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play?” Spurred by the killing of George Floyd while in police custody, protests against police violence—defined as the unjustified use of force—have erupted across America. These protests are invariably described … Continue reading
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Tagged BLM, George Floyd, police, politics, protest, riots, suburbs, urban affairs, violence
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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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