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Yuval Levin’s constitutional glue
“The Constitution which we now present,” George Washington wrote in 1787 after completing his duties as the presiding officer over the Constitutional Convention, “is the result of…
July 9, 2024
Restoring America's Economy: A Washington Examiner symposium
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Don’t bet on America’s illiberal heart
The picture neoconservative foreign policy intellectual Robert Kagan paints in his new book, Rebellion, is dark and foreboding. As he sees it, a competition between liberalism and…
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On Honor Levy and the literary game
I never planned on writing about literary it-girl Honor Levy. I knew Levy would get tons of press in the lead-up to the publication of her first…
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The uncapturable Elaine May
When a biographer is confronted with a reclusive or recalcitrant subject, there are two ways to proceed. One option is to charm, cajole, or at least play…
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Column punk: Jimmy Breslin’s kicker
Jimmy Breslin was an archetype, a white ethnic working-class New York journalist who spoke his mind, stuck his thumb in the eye of authority municipal, financial, and…
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U.S.-China relations: Give ’em enough belt
During Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe in May, China and Hungary signed several agreements, including a $2.1 billion rail project that will be part of…
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The road trip biography turns to Kafka
In his biography of Franz Kafka, Max Brod declared that his friend never wrote a “single word” that was not “infused with a special magic charm.” Ever…
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The editors’ summer books
As you may have gotten from our lead essay, this Summer Books issue, alongside a rich compendium of seven reviews of new titles, we are stepping away…
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A defense of book collecting
Summer is the season for book lovers: reading lists full of promising debuts, time for breezy page-turners on the beach, fresh resolve to finish a doorstopper classic…
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The plan to end the war in Ukraine without a victory
Former President Donald Trump has a secret plan to bring the war in Ukraine to a quick conclusion. Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee-in-waiting, says he plans to…