James Burnham Meets the Woke Editor

The first sentence of my intellectual biography of National Review’s co-founder read: “James Burnham began his intellectual career in the...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:25:51 +0000

To Bring Hostages Home, Israel Pays Very Steep Price

In order to bring both living and deceased hostages home, Israel will again pay a very steep price. According to...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:25:51 +0000

Will the Crazies of Gaza Beat Swords Into Ploughshares?

Reckoning the odds stacked against it, Hamas declared the war in Gaza over. A comparable event would be Hitler declaring...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:22:51 +0000

Give (Eternal?) Peace a Chance?

Donald Trump went where no one dared: he said, in effect: stop fighting and start talking, and if you haven’t...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:22:51 +0000

Subtext to Shutdown: Unaffordable Healthcare

The government shutdown is ostensibly a battle over healthcare: what to do about the expense, healthcare’s unaffordability. Republicans want to...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:22:51 +0000

Nobel Snubs Trump but Will His Peace Plan Hold?

President Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize he so badly wanted. His claim to the prize was in settling...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:19:52 +0000

When the Movie Legends Die

Diane Keaton died last week, less than a month after Robert Redford. It’s a pity the two never worked together,...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:19:51 +0000

Trump Proved ‘Experts’ Wrong About Tariffs

Last April, Paul Krugman wrote the following about the reciprocal tariffs President Trump had just announced: “This is a much...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:19:51 +0000

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

Among the American left’s new holy days, Indigenous Peoples’ Day is near the top of the list, exceeded only by...

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:16:51 +0000

Historians in Denial of the 2024 Election

After attending the Organization of American Historians annual conference in Chicago, IL earlier this year, I felt compelled to compose...

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 02:25:57 +0000