Magazine - Life & Arts
Passing generations
When Tom Brady was celebrating his first Super Bowl win on Feb. 3, 2002, future Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was probably in bed. It was…
January 1, 2019
Energy and Environment
With a Democratic House, Big Green goes on the offensive in 2019
Environmentalists plan an aggressive agenda for the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress, seeking both to push a comprehensive climate policy and…
Foreign Policy
From Russia with no love
Much has changed in Russia since I briefly lived there two decades ago. Including, apparently, the identity of an old acquaintance of mine. Or so he says.…
Magazine - Lead Stories
The marvelously honest Mrs. Maisel
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is back for a second season that’s just as captivating, whimsical, and, yes, marvelous as the first. But this season is also something…
Beltway Confidential
Letter from the editor: Jan. 1, 2019
It was difficult to define conservatism even before Donald Trump launched his presidential bid. But since he took his seat behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval…
Magazine - Lead Stories
‘Bye, Felicia’ dead at 23
It’s the way things go in the modern world. Words and phrases that become popular get overused, and their meaning is stretched to the breaking point. Eventually,…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Push for cyber privacy
Consumer privacy and data security is increasingly the hot issue in cybersecurity policy circles, something that lawmakers, industry groups, and consumer advocates all agree should be addressed…
Business
New Year’s resolutions for homeowners
It’s universally assumed that New Year’s resolutions don’t last. Whether it’s losing 20 pounds or learning a new hobby, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail within…
Business
On Wall Street, Trump trade loses its mojo
Wall Street’s enthusiasm for a business-friendly president backed up by a Republican Congress was so intense in late 2016 that markets coined a new term just to…
Magazine - Features
What does it mean to be a conservative in the Age of Trump?
Donald Trump won the 2016 Republican presidential nomination over objections that he wasn’t conservative enough. Then he won the presidency despite Democrats’ attempts to portray him as…