Magazine Issue

May 21, 2024

Xi takes off the mask: The Beijing tyrant has spent 12 years wrecking China’s image

Bumble’s fumble
Beltway Confidential

Bumble’s fumble

The arc of the sexual revolution is long, but it bends toward a billion-dollar company publicly shaming women for not having sex with strangers. Yes, dating app…

Madeline Fry Schultz
Biden’s chain of bad policies
Magazine

Biden’s chain of bad policies

The Biden-Trump presidential election hasn’t just become a race to the bottom because voters always regarded the two candidates as the dregs. The public doesn’t want either…

Hugo Gurdon
The Phantom Menace at 25
Entertainment

The Phantom Menace at 25

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace this month, the film has returned to theaters. And at…

Grant Addison
Lessons from the battle of the Black Sea
Defense

Lessons from the battle of the Black Sea

The debate over the vulnerability of aircraft carriers has raged for decades, ever since their emergence in World War II as the ultimate naval warfighting platform. “The…

Jamie McIntyre