Magazine Issue

August 17, 2021

Biden’s pro-police pivot
Crime

Biden’s pro-police pivot

In a bid to hold on to voters, President Joe Biden is waging a fight against rising crime by touting increased police funding while staying mum on…

Katherine Doyle
Mitch Daniels, risk-taker
Education

Mitch Daniels, risk-taker

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University, has a letter he wants to share. “I just received it the other day from a…

Salena Zito
Useful idiots
Magazine - Life & Arts

Useful idiots

I met a friend last week whom I hadn’t seen in a few years. Well, it’s probably more accurate to say he’s a friend of a friend.…

Rob Long
Respirator reprise
Magazine - Life & Arts

Respirator reprise

I think I’ve figured out why mask mandates grate so. It isn’t that people are unconscientious objectors, refusing to do what’s right for society out of mere…

Eric Felten
Losing the victory over crime
Crime

Losing the victory over crime

Missouri Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush drew a lot of attention when she was asked by CBS why she spends freely on private security while trying to defund…

Sean Kennedy
Then and Now: Cartels
Energy

Then and Now: Cartels

Joe Biden is not good at being president. The reasons for this are as numerous as the day is long, but the most recent example involves his…

Grant Addison
Cuomo falls
Magazine - Features

Cuomo falls

When the end comes for arrogant, bullying politicians, it usually plays out the way it did for Andrew Cuomo. The New York governor waved the white flag…

Jonathan Tobin
Party like a hipster Cambo
Magazine - Life & Arts

Party like a hipster Cambo

Immigrant fiction, in which minorities suffer the debilitating indignities of American life, has long been a favorite genre of the literary establishment. White editors salivate over stories…

Alex Perez