Magazine - Life & Arts
Fish Out of Water
There is something to be said for a classic fish-out-of-water story. It’s one of our oldest and most common literary tropes, and for good reason. Dropping a…
December 21, 2021
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Politicx’
Last week, I wrote about “iel,” the new gender-neutral pronoun in French that has everyone from the French president to L’Academie francaise fighting to preserve their language…
Economy
Biden’s hopes of signing social spending bill in 2021 have considerably dimmed
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin won’t be swayed to vote for President Joe Biden’s social spending bill before Christmas despite an all-out blitz from the White…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
‘Toddler takeover’: GOP targets Build Back Better’s most touted benefit
For the past two weeks, Republicans have been hammering away at one of the key new programs that would be created under President Joe Biden’s massive social…
Foreign Policy
Putin’s propaganda coup
For decades, Moscow has sought to weaken the United States by sowing discord among Americans and undermining public trust in democracy. But the past few years have…
Business
Bill allowing publishers to negotiate ad revenue directly with Big Tech has experts divided on whether it would work
WASHINGTON — In April 2018, Colorado’s largest newspaper took on the leaders of a prominent Manhattan hedge fund, labeling them “vulture capitalists” in a scathing editorial. Though…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The Churchill sisters stake their own claim
Winston Churchill helped save the world from the terror of Nazi Germany — and in return, the world’s bookstores have held an abundance of space on their…
Magazine - Your Land
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Woke Side Story’
The much-anticipated remake of the iconic West Side Story by Steven Spielberg was released on Dec. 10. The movie was originally planned for a release in 2020,…
Crime
Big Brother Lives On
It’s not easy to think of a book referenced more in the political world than George Orwell’s 1984. Perhaps that’s because the temptation is bipartisan. “That’s Orwellian!”…
Magazine - Life & Arts
There are no ghostwriters for Dave Grohl
Because of the enormous advances publishers have to shell out for celebrity autobiographies, most have firmly, contractually attached ghostwriters. This arrangement ensures the books come out close…