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...
Twilight Of The Press?
After a month of being insulted morning, noon and night by the American press, President Donald J. Trump celebrated his first month in office by holding a press conference in which he gave back as good as he got. The press scurried to their word processors to report...
The Political Logic Of Universal Medicare
What is Trump going to replace Obamacare with? Speculation is rife, and Trump's many foes are cackling. True, even Bill Clinton, as the height of his wife's campaign, called Obamacare "the craziest thing in the world..." But calling it crazy is one thing, dismantling...
Russians For Donald?
Recently a friend of mine on the left -- quite a decent fellow, too -- wrote to inform me that Trump owed his election not to any actual election results or electors, but to Mother Russia. When I pointed out that any actual evidence of that appeared to be scarce, he...
Pussy Galore
A number of newsworthy events happened yesterday. Two involved private events that became public. No doubt you’ve heard of one: eleven years ago, in a private conversation, Donald Trump made a crude remark and used a foul word pertaining to women. (Hint: it looks...
Gates At The Barbarians
Robert Gates, who has served under eight Presidents and been Defense Secretary under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is a strange guy. He has gored many of his Presidential employers with nasty reviews, and most recently added Hillary Clinton to the hit list in a...
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