Columnists
Ukraine faces the dictatorship of mediocrity
Vladimir Putin sees himself as an exceptional human being, a man who moves history, the embodiment of Nietzsche’s will-to-power. He plainly wants the rest of us to…
February 15, 2022
Economy
Suffer like it’s 1982 — Bidenflation the worst in 40 years
The last time inflation was as bad as it is now, President Ronald Reagan was only finishing his first year in office. Leonid Brezhnev was still alive…
Magazine - Life & Arts
To Lincoln
Last week, in this space, I detailed the Washington cocktail, a vintage drink originally constructed in honor of the nation’s first and greatest president. But with President’s…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Love and laughter on the screen
Why does the pealing of church bells make our hearts go pitter-patter? Why does the exchanging of vows cause our throats to grow lumpy? Why, in other…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Texas begins 2022 campaign season with a March 1 primary
President Joe Biden enjoys one of the narrowest congressional majorities in presidential history. Therefore, whether he’ll have any chance to enact more of his agenda before his…
Business
The botched ‘American rescue’
“To every American watching: Help is here.” Those were Joe Biden’s words on March 12, 2021. The president had just signed into law the $1.9 trillion “American…
Magazine - Obituary
Todd Gitlin, 1943-2022
In the curious alchemy of the 1960s, in which American culture was shaken and stirred and the Old Left was transformed into the New Left, Todd Gitlin…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
When science is too slow: Doing right by burn pit victims
Earlier this month, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved legislation that would improve access to healthcare for post-9/11 combat veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic…
Magazine - Your Land
Selling out to sell cars
Commercials are designed to sell a product. Sometimes, companies get a little confused about what exactly it is they are supposed to be selling. Toyota sells cars,…
Magazine - Life & Arts
James Joyce and the music of words
James Joyce’s Ulysses turned 100 this month. After Lady Chatterley’s Lover, it was, for most of the 20th century, the world’s most infamous book. It has been…