Magazine Issue

January 15, 2025

Interview with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, also in the magazine Trump's FL Cabinet, CA wildfires, RFK Jr. vs Big Food, and China & Trump 2.0.

The censors are in retreat
Magazine

The censors are in retreat

Mark Zuckerberg’s Jan. 7 backflip ending Facebook censorship is welcome. “We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes,” he said, “simplifying our…

Hugo Gurdon
Can Trump contain China without a war?
Foreign Policy

Can Trump contain China without a war?

Confronting Communist China constitutes the preeminent foreign policy challenge of the second Trump presidency. The United States is already involved in a confrontation with Beijing on several…

John Schindler
The extraordinary Nate Bargatze
Entertainment

The extraordinary Nate Bargatze

Just who does Nate Bargatze think he is? Whenever America’s top-grossing comedian releases a new special (his most recent, Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, on Netflix now), this…

Joe Joyce
The paradox of RFK Jr.
Healthcare

The paradox of RFK Jr.

There is a photo that exemplifies the paradox of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department: Kennedy is sitting at…

Hannah Rowan
The United Kingdom’s grooming gangs
Magazine

The United Kingdom’s grooming gangs

The British are renowned for their class system, their tea-drinking, and, now that Elon Musk has told the world about it, the grooming, rape, trafficking, and torture…

Dominic Green