Columnists
Was Brexit an Oxford conspiracy?
The United Kingdom has had 15 prime ministers since the end of World War II. Three (Winston Churchill, James Callaghan, and John Major) did not go to…
May 24, 2022
Magazine - Life & Arts
Laugh tracks
At the close of season one of HBO’s Hacks, Ava Daniels, a disgraced young comedy writer forced by her agent to serve the fading Las Vegas comic…
Education
Commence drinking
It’s graduation season. And that means there is much blather being blabbed about how to get along in the world. Personally, I’ve long wondered what college is…
Immigration
Texas has racked up 25 lawsuits against the Biden administration so far
The Lone Star State has sued the Biden administration more than any other Republican-led state, waging 25 lawsuits against the Democrat in his first 15 months in…
Business
The age of Abercrombie
In 2002, I was the type of elementary school kid who was keenly aware of and dependent on the transformative power of shapewear. I wasn’t even 10,…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The last words of Baudelaire
“The great events I went in search of failed to reach my expectations,” wrote Alfred de Vigny, a friend of the French poet Charles Baudelaire. Richard Sieburth’s…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Star power: Hollywood and Israel
Many of the stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame generate as much controversy as the Star of David does, and the media coverage of both Tinseltown and…
Magazine - Your Land
Battles over big boomer abodes
“Millennials don’t want to buy baby boomers’ sprawling, multi-bedroom homes,” read the headline at Insider in 2019. “Boomers are looking to downsize, but millennials aren’t interested in…
Business
The Green Berets come home
In 2021, the Indianapolis Colts’ season was off to a disastrous start. Straight-shooting head coach Frank Reich’s team was 0-3 and riddled with injuries. At the core…
Business
Baby formula shortage undermines Biden’s competence again
The White House is under pressure to rectify the country’s baby formula shortage, but despite President Joe Biden evoking the Korean War-era Defense Production Act, the problem…