How the U.S. Can Make the Most of a Defense-Spending Boom
The choice is clear: modernize and lead — or remain the arsenal of bureaucracy. Source link
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Who Knew Sheboygan Is an Art Mecca?
Wisconsin’s Kohler Arts Center does ingenuity with both sparkle and substance. Source link
Mark Twain Is Still Mocking His Critics
A new biography inexplicably exhumes the book-banning case against Huckleberry Finn. Source link
'Hostage' Review: Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy's Netflix Political Thriller Miniseries Is the Perfect 'Diplomat' Replacement
If you had to choose between your family or your job, which would you pick? Would the answer remain the same if you'd pledged an oath to serve a country where millions of lives could be at…
Netflix’s ‘Hostage’ Is a Jaw-Dropping Political Thriller with Soapy Elements: TV Review
Empires crumble more easily than many of us would like to admit, and in Netflix‘s new limited series “Hostage” — written and created by “Bridge of Spies” scribe Matt Charman — two world…
The Trump DOJ’s Embarrassing Letter in the Tariff Case
The DOJ missive is not a legal argument. It is pure political intimidation. Source link
Why They Want You to Think Feudalism Is Bad
A newly surfaced transcript from the Tucker Carlson Show. Source link
Trump’s Ukraine Diplomacy
The president’s efforts to make a deal are welcome, but the best hope of bringing a halt to the fighting is to convince Putin that he won’t make further gains. Source link
No Thanks to the New Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders
It’s a campy escapade. Source link
‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Is Effectively Outraging, but Could Push Further Past the Headlines: TV Review
The media fixture Amanda Knox — who was accused, convicted and exonerated of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while both women were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, in fall 2007 —…
Irish Too Good to Serve Each Other
What would it mean as a policy for Irish people to expect that the bottom 10 percent of jobs be taken up by immigrants? Source link
Suspended Time: A Privileged History of Covid
Gatekeepers and the media elite sentimentalize the memory of the lockdowns. Source link
Trump’s Just War Against University Antisemitism Can Go Too Far
The Trump administration’s case against UCLA shows the danger of hostile environment claims. Source link
The Return of Car Choice, Hopefully
Whatever happens to the future of EVs, they should compete on an even playing field with other vehicles. Source link
‘Bulk’ Review: Ben Wheatley Goes Mischievously Back to Basics
Predicting Ben Wheatley‘s next career move is never a game to bet the house on. Two years after bouncing back from his impersonal, Netflix-glossy “Rebecca” remake with the gnarly indie…
Trump Has No Power to Tell States How to Conduct Elections
While Congress may override state election regulations, the president has no such power. Source link
Don’t Blame Mail-In Voting
Instead, make it a priority to take advantage of it, since it’s not going anywhere. Source link
Presidents Don’t Run Our Elections
Donald Trump shouldn’t imitate Joe Biden’s effort to federalize elections. Source link
The Coming Japanification of Economies
The dramatic aging of many countries’ populations will present immense economic, political, and social challenges. Market-oriented reforms can help. Source link
The Economic Consequences of Donald Trump
America’s highly compromised public finances require that it do everything to promote economic growth to help manage the debt burden. Source link
Bolivia Is Fed Up with Socialism
Both presidential candidates who advanced to the runoff promise to undo two decades of leftism. Source link
Putin’s ‘Peace’ Proposal Would Be a Prelude to More War
The Russian president is demanding a steep price for peace — on terms so favorable for Moscow that it would likely be a temporary reprieve. Source link
Canada’s Assisted Suicide Regime Is the West’s Cry for Help
Even mainstream secular outlets are noticing the horrors and abuse of legalized euthanasia. Source link
The Persecution of the Little Sisters of the Poor
The relentless litigation targeting a Catholic order of nuns is deeply alarming. Source link