News
COVID-19 is destroying global freedom, and it may not rebound
The pre-COVID-19 order isn’t coming back, “for the former things are passed away.” Even if a vaccine or a cure is discovered tomorrow, we won’t pick up…
October 27, 2020
Defense
A simple collar might save football players, and our nation’s heroes, from concussions
When Dr. Julian Bailes was the physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he said they were doing their best to manage concussions at that time. “It was the…
Magazine - Obituary
Bess Abell, 1933-2020
A touch of old Washington could be discerned in the obituary tributes to Bess Abell, the White House social secretary during the Johnson administration and a longtime…
Magazine
Then and Now: Joyrides
One of the most unlikely joyrides in recent memory occurred earlier this month when an 11-year-old in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, stole a public school bus and led…
Business
The stalling of driverless cars
Governments have taken the scissors to red tape in the age of COVID-19. In many states, people can now get cocktails to go and have appointments with…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Trump’s four-year national security report card: As, Bs, Cs, and several incompletes
As an adjunct college professor, I was known as an easy grader. I set out some clear, achievable goals for the semester, and if my students checked…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Alone is genre perfection
Pity the audiences who confuse Alone the movie with Alone the reality television show, beautifully reviewed by J. Oliver Conroy in a recent issue of this magazine.…
Magazine - Your Land
Home for the holidays
When Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, encouraged others to “bite the bullet” and cancel their Thanksgiving plans, many people were incensed. But if…
Magazine - Your Land
This Halloween, will you trick or treat?
Back in July, Hershey’s Co. predicted that its sales would take a hit this Halloween due to the coronavirus pandemic. It seems they were right. Hundreds of…
Beltway Confidential
Disaster is sometimes a question of when, not if
Some disasters can be seen coming a long way off. When I lived with earthquakes in Tokyo in the early 1990s, people wondered when the “big one”…