Columnists
No amnesty for British soldiers in Northern Ireland
When is it right to draw a line under the past? That is the question that the British government is mulling as it proposes an amnesty for…
July 27, 2021
Editorials
Totalitarian wokeness cost liberals their common sense
In The Bonfire of the Vanities, novelist Tom Wolfe wrote if a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged, then a liberal is a conservative who…
Business
The new trustbusters
In mid-March, President Joe Biden nominated a young scholar named Lina Khan to serve on the Federal Trade Commission. Khan is a progressive’s progressive. Frustrated at what…
Education
Rules for radical chic
In January 2019, I wrote in these pages about how the teachings of ‘60s radical Saul Alinsky were all over school lesson plans in America, though students…
Magazine - Life & Arts
All hail Novak Djokovic, king of anti-tennis
On Sunday, July 11, Novak Djokovic won his sixth Wimbledon title, cruising to a four-set victory over the young Italian Matteo Berrettini. It was the 34-year-old’s 20th…
Business
Reagan’s lesson for Biden
One of Joe Biden’s first actions as president was to begin to fulfill his promise to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen” and fire Peter…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The death and life of great American luggage
Luggage used to loom large in people’s lives. Go back 50 or 60 years and you’ll find magazines were full of ads for suitcases. A common theme…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The dao of Tao Lin
One of the great pleasures of following a writer’s career from the outset is the opportunity to watch the birth and evolution of an artistic vision, the…
Magazine - Your Land
Bezos goes to space
Growing up, I was told I’d have to become an astronaut if I wanted to see space. But it turns out all I have to do is…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The United States of capitalism
Capitalism, based on free markets, competition, and private ownership, is the prevailing economic system of Western democracies and has been for quite some time, despite powerful challenges…