Why This Immigration Psychodrama Will Also Pass
A month from now there will be a new manufactured news story that Donald Trump is savage, represents an existential danger, or is unhinged. We […]
The Culture
Mazel and, May I Add, Tov . . . and Farewell
If you never heard Stefan Kanfer play the saw, then you missed out on one of the great musical experiences of the age. By saw, […]
Ms. Merkel’s Malady: Migration
Germans like to apologize. During a brief trip to Munich last year, tensions between locals and newly arrived migrants often flared into fizzing commotions of […]
Trump Derangement Syndrome for Fun and Profit
For the afflicted, Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is plumbing new depths during their secular Roman holiday known as “Because Trump!” Through the hateful hysteria, a […]
The Jacket and the Jackasses
A lady wore a jacket, on a ramp onto a plane; Predictably, the media went instantly insane. There arose at once amongst them, quite an […]
American Greatness and American Venality
One ought to be immune to what Roger Simon splendidly and succinctly called the “festival of hypocrisy” that is the current hysteria over separating family […]
‘Colorism’ and the Permanent Revolution
When the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) gathered in Port Huron, Michigan, it is hard to imagine that they could have anticipated their coming […]
The Trans-Atlantic Class Struggle
At the recent G7 summit, President Trump differed with the leaders of Britain, Germany, France and Canada on a host of issues. But the real […]
What a Father Is
The skies opened up and wept with the young girl. The day, long, grey, drizzling, matched her mood. She stared at the tiny cardboard box-turned-casket […]
Democrats and Black America
Kanye West is not shy. As Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed disemboweled New Orleans in a frenzy of immutable destruction, West told the […]
The New Model Military
For the vast majority of Americans, the military is a source of pride. And because of the uncompromising nature of war, and the naturally masculine […]
Revenge of the Feminists
So it’s come to this. “Why can’t we hate men?” asks Suzanna Danuta Walters, a professor of sociology and director of the awkwardly named Women’s, […]
Vito Corleone Is a Snowflake
There has been much said about Robert De Niro’s recent mental breakdown at the Tony Awards. No need to completely rehash it here. But one […]
Our Imploding Press
If democracy in the United States is imperiled, as some say it is, then the pregnant question remains: Imperiled by whom? For the Left, Democrats, […]
Moms to Daughters: Don’t Be Ali Watkins
The case of Ali Watkins offers mothers an opening to have an uncomfortable yet necessary conversation with their daughters: Don’t sleep your way to the […]
Hearing Evil Out
William F. Buckley once famously quipped of Robert F. Kennedy’s continued refusal to come on Firing Line, “Why does bologna reject the grinder?” Today, the […]
Behold, the New World Order
Last summer, I had just arrived in Germany and was settling in at my family’s home when news of a yet another Muslim attack flashed […]
Without Honest Anger, We Condone Suicide
Friday morning, friends found Anthony Bourdain dead in his upscale hotel room. He had committed suicide. Like Kate Spade, who ended her life mere days […]
Thinking Small in the Age of Greatness
The academic Left thinks big when it comes to #TheResistance. It thinks big in mounting symbolic protests such as the 2018 March for Science, the […]
A Bad Aftertaste in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
I’m amazed by those pundits who offer a thorough analysis of Supreme Court cases within hours of their publication. I find it takes a bit […]