Future Lawyers and Judges Against the First Amendment
Take some time to read Josh Blackman’s account of his recent lecture on free speech at CUNY Law School. It is at once infuriating and […]
Zucked Over
Julia Carrie Wong was among the first Facebook users at Harvard 14 years ago. She writes of her regrets in The Guardian today. But she […]
Comey’s Book: ‘Smarmy, Mendacious, Self-Aggrandizing Claptrap’
Over at Vanity Fair, Tina Nguyen, who not long ago referred to this devil-may-care publication as “the somber, Trump-inclined academic journal American Greatness,” has a […]
Zuckerberg’s A.I. Hope is a Free Speech Nightmare
The most terrifying thing about Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance on Tuesday before a special joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees wasn’t anything he […]
Boulder City Councilman Proposes Banning .22-Caliber Rifles as ‘Assault Weapons’; Laughter Ensues
Ignoramuses have feelings, too, you know! (Via Revealing Politics.)
‘In Zuckerberg We Trust’—Seriously?
The Boston Globe’s Hiawatha Bray writes: I’d been looking forward to watching Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg take an oath to tell the truth to […]
The Most Terrifying Thing Mark Zuckerberg Told the Senate
The Washington Examiner reports Mark Zuckerberg had this to say in response to a question about challenges his company faces evaluating “hate speech” versus “legitimate political […]
WSJ: A Better Way to Make Facebook Pay
Andy Kessler doesn’t think EU-style regulation is the answer. (Agreed. Hell, no!) His solution in the Wall Street Journal today is straightforward: Techies have an […]
Silicon Valley Falls to Earth
Franklin Foer, the liberal former editor of The New Republic who wrote a pretty decent book about the depredations of Big Tech, observes ahead of Mark […]
If This Is Limited Government, We’re In Trouble
From time to time, I ask, “Why bother with Republicans if this is all they have to offer?” Garland S. Tucker III raises the question yet […]
In the School of Resentment, It’s Personal—It’s Very Personal
Mark Bauerlein, who contributes occasionally to American Greatness, has a terrific essay at Minding the Campus on the annihilation of “Great Books” in the universities. […]
Peter Navarro on the U.S.-China Trade Dispute
The president’s chief advisor on trade policy takes to the pages of the Financial Times today to explain the administration’s position (pardon the British spelling and […]
Michael Anton to Leave the White House
The president’s chief national security spokesman is heading for Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center to write and lecture. Politico has a story. Anton, of course, was […]
San Diego Official: ‘California Has Become a Rogue State’
Turns out, #TheResistance is far from united in the Golden State. Resistance to California’s insane “sanctuary state” law is spreading. Reports Fox News: “California has become […]
‘If You Kill Someone, We Might Kill You Back’
Harris County, Georgia sounds like a great place to live and visit: A Georgia sheriff, whose politically incorrect welcome sign went viral in 2015, has […]
Mark Zuckerberg: The Hollow Man
I tend to run hot and cold when it comes to Peggy Noonan’s columns at the Wall Street Journal, but this week’s piece really sings: I […]
Shine, Perishing Republic!
Real News: “A Third Of Millennials Aren’t Sure The Earth Is Round, Survey Finds” (CBS Pittsburgh) Correction: Not really Millennials. Post-Millennials. Gen Z. iGen. Whatever we’re […]
Who’s Your Daddy?
Michelle Obama had some . . . enlightening things to say on Thursday at Simmons Leadership Conference in Boston concerning the American political scene. According […]
Isn’t This a Standing Headline at New York Magazine?
Reports Jonathan Chait: “Trump Staffers Are Freaking Out Even More Than Usual Right Now.” To read New York (and the New York Times, and the […]
What is Trump Up to with China?
Gordon Chang says it’s not a trade war. It’s something bigger: “This is a contest for control of critical technologies, in other words, for the […]