The Russian Distraction

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

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...

Missile Strikes And Multi-Dimensional Style

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...

The Constantinian Option

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...