Magazine - Columnists
Academia spearheads the return of race-sorting
Is it acceptable to restrict academic scholarship to members of particular racial groups? My own view is “no,” although there is a case for “yes.” There is…
January 7, 2020
Magazine - Your Land
Running to remember lost heroes
Some people run because they love it. Some run to get in shape. In Rhode Island, two do-gooders just ran 500 miles halfway down the East Coast…
Magazine - Your Land
Nice wheels
Strolling down the airport runway last month, NBA star LeBron James made headlines for what some called a new kind of “style flex.” It’s a phrase young…
Energy and Environment
Republicans seek a spot on the global climate stage
Conservative green groups want to break Democrats’ hold on climate policy. Their goal is to bring a delegation of Republican policymakers to this year’s United Nations climate…
Foreign Policy
Trump faces mounting foreign policy crises in 2020
When President Trump returns from his Christmas break at Mar-a-Lago, he’ll face an inbox full of pressing foreign policy problems. There’s the continuing fallout from his decision…
Magazine - Your Land
When the internet ruins Christmas
Carrie just didn’t want to spend Christmas alone. She went on Craigslist and posted a listing under the title, “Anybody need a grandma for Christmas (Tulsa).” Her…
Economy
Eight paths for the economy in 2020
Let’s face it: 2019 is going to be a hard year to beat. Stocks and 401(k) plans up more than 25% on average, wage gains of 3%…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The privilege of logging off
The scarcest commodity in America might be simple, unmediated reality. It’s an odd kind of scarcity because the thing we’re lacking would seem to be the most…
Crime
Word of the Week: Terror
The fancypants word that wine snobs use for themselves is “oenophile.” Snobs love fancypants words because it gives them the veneer of the technical, like a doctor…
Economy
Learning to stop worrying and start loving the debt bomb
Even as the federal debt heads toward the highest level since World War II, Trump 2016 campaign adviser Arthur Laffer is less worried about the fiscal situation…