Get Angry, Take Action—But Aim Straight
Americans these days are nothing if not angry, but are we angry at the right people? Consider the recent set-to between President Donald Trump and […]
Our Empathetic President
One night in New York City, a young college student named Seth Barkas was accosted by two teenagers pretending to be panhandlers but actually intent […]
What Is Racist?
The English language has its peculiarities. Two English words that appear to be opposites to one another can instead be synonyms. If someone is telling […]
George Steinbrenner, Mike Royko, and the Party of Crime
Before there was Donald Trump, there was George Steinbrenner. In the eyes of his fellow New Yorkers and of many others around the country, no […]
Of Kelo, Originalism, and the 14th Amendment
Among conservatives, just about everyone hopes to see Brett Kavanaugh join Neil Gorsuch on the United States Supreme Court. And we all have our little […]
Our Slave Heritage
Every day of the week, marriage counselors work with unhappy couples whose relationships have been soured by unresolved grievances. In such cases, the counselor’s job […]
Refighting the Indian Wars
Did you hear about how Facebook censored a passage from the Declaration of Independence as “hate speech”? The Vindicator, a small daily newspaper in Liberty, […]
Putting Crime—and the Left—on Ice
A young man is thrown into a jail cell full of haggard prisoners. They are sitting on benches around a central bucket that serves as […]
Of Junkie Justices and Evolving Indecency
Queens, New York, 1964: Barmaid Kitty Genovese was walking home from work on the night shift when Winston Moseley, who had gone prowling for a […]
When Christianity Trumped the Constitution
Guess who spoke these words: I believe no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit […]
Madison v. Marshall
In 1824, a retired James Madison was corresponding with the writer Henry Lee IV, half-brother of Robert E. Lee and son of the Revolutionary War […]
Twin Beds? What Twin Beds?
When choreographer Agnes DeMille was interviewed for a documentary about her famous uncle Cecil B., she had a wonderful story to tell about the “Hays […]
The Times, They Are A-Changing
A young woman buttonholes a musician with whom she’s recently had a one-night stand—“a stupid experiment,” as she later calls it. She has to remind […]
The Music Maids
I know an elderly gentleman in San Antonio who, though he has spent decades working in America as a surveyor and cartographer, has never lost […]
‘Miranda’ Versus America
When the great Thomas Sowell retired from writing commentary in 2016, he wrapped up his farewell column this way: With all the advances of blacks […]
Desperate Hours in Florida
In the 1955 crime drama “The Desperate Hours,” a businessman and his family are taken hostage by a gang of escaped convicts. A struggle of […]
Guns Banned: Women and Minorities Suffer Most
An old joke tells how various newspapers would report the end of the world. The New York Times says: “World ends: Story and analysis on […]
Another Day, Another Massacre, No Movement on Crime
Another day, another massacre, another argument. Seems like only yesterday we were arguing about the slaying of 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Before that, […]
Border Wall is Necessary But Not Sufficient
Juan Leonardo Quintero was a pretty good yard man. His employer, Camp Landscaping of Deer Park, Texas, valued his services so much that the boss […]
More American Carnage
It’s too soon to comment in any detail about what happened at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival Sunday night in Las Vegas. There’s […]