August 29, 2023
Columnists
Meet Javier Milei, the world’s only electable libertarian
Meet Javier Milei, Argentina’s libertarian candidate. He calls himself an anarcho-capitalist, names his English mastiffs after Murray Rothbard and Milton Friedman, and wants to close down most…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Biden White House follows familiar playbook on embarrassing presidential relatives
What would the Founding Fathers think of Hunter Biden? Of course it’s impossible to know, but based on historical evidence at least a few would find him…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Why are we revisiting American Gladiators now?
In 1989, a reality game show exploded onto our fuzzy CRT television screens: American Gladiators. Today, we have two documentaries that excavate the relics of this cartoonish…
Magazine - Features
This land is whose land?
In honor of July 4 this year, the makers of the popular frozen comfort food Half Baked lived up to the name on the carton. “This 4th…
Beltway Confidential
Nikki Haley won, but will it matter?
Political encounters such as Wednesday’s Republican cage match in Wisconsin are not really debates. They are glittering TV brawls to which candidates bring rehearsed speeches and sound…
Defense
Our nuclear weapon paradoxes
Thanks to the international box-office success of Oppenheimer, the use and morality of nuclear weapons have become a popular discussion again. While we have lived in the…
Magazine - Features
Schrodinger’s GOP primary
The first-in-the-nation primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire may not be until January, but judging by the national polls, the Republican race appears to be over…
Foreign Policy
Yoon’s triumph at Camp David
The outcome of this month’s Camp David summit is anything but ordinary. The national leaders of the Republic of Korea and Japan met with President Joe Biden…
Beltway Confidential
Here’s what Trump’s economic agenda will look like if he’s back in the White House
If former President Donald Trump claws his way back to the White House, he’ll face unfinished business from his signature domestic achievement as president. Expiring provisions of…