The Russian Distraction
I find the term "Fake News" off-putting, because so much of what we read nowadays isn't exactly "fake" so much as it's merely commentary pretending to be news. Do we really care if Donald Trump once slept with a Playboy Bunny, for instance? It may be true, or it may...
The Darwinism Of Allegations
Claire Berlinski, a freelance journalist working in Paris, has written a thoughtful and well-written piece in The American Interest called The Warlock Hunt, on the recent cataract of sexual harassment accusations currently roiling the political landscape. The first...
The Comey Apocalypse
Peter Thomas Simon discusses the firing of James Comey and the reaction of the press. Simon references Andrew Sullivan’s article in New York Magazine.
Missile Strikes And Multi-Dimensional Style
I must say, President Trump knows how to make life interesting, doesn’t he? Around nine in the evening on April sixth, I started getting a cataract of emails from liberal friends, emails rippling with CAPS and EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!! about Trump bombing Syria, Trump...
“Be Nice To Trump Voters”
Discussion of New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Krystof’s short piece: “My Most Unpopular Idea: Be Nice to Trump Voters”
The Constantinian Option
David Brooks of the Times recently wrote an interesting review of his friend Rod Dreher's book, The Benedictine Option. The Robert Ludlumesque title is no indicator of the content within, which is a rehash of Oswald Spengler's contention nearly a century ago that, as...
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