Magazine - Obituary
Vernon Jordan, 1935-2021
Although best known later in life for his relationship with former President Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Vernon Jordan, who died last week at 85,…
March 9, 2021
Magazine - Business
Elon Musk’s move to Texas brings jobs and opportunities
After months of fighting with California regulators in person and on social media, South African-Canadian billionaire Elon Musk confirmed late last year that he had taken his…
Beltway Confidential
If you can keep your head when Democrats are losing theirs
It’s fun to quote Rudyard Kipling. He was a fine poet, though not a great one, and also a wonderful storyteller. His works include gems such as…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The unwoke Foucault
Experts have taken over our lives. They rule us not so much through law as through constant, pervasive coercion, exercised through institutions outside the state. Setting themselves…
Magazine - Your Land
Too much screen time
What if the tech companies injected something into our culture that dramatically affected our bodies in all sorts of unpredictable and yet unknown ways? Well, they have.…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Why Biden won’t be reining in House Democrats’ liberal wish list
It is one thing for the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 5 by a vote of 224 to 206. It is quite another for Democrats to…
Energy
Smash, Champ, Huck, Porkchop
In a subtle and well-aimed swipe at the inclinations of U.S. publishing, Vladimir Nabokov once referred to a reader who suggested Lolita be rewritten as the story…
Foreign Policy
My Desert Storm
Last month marked the 30-year anniversary of what is often described as the last great tank battle of the 20th century. For those of us who fought…
Magazine - Your Land
Houston has a sports problem
Houston used to be a sports town. Just a couple of years ago, you would be hard-pressed to find a better one. In basketball, the Rockets were…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Is war with China just a matter of time?
A popular question for journalists to ask America’s top military commanders and national security officials is, “What keeps you up at night?” Increasingly, the answer is the…