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Roger Kaplan

Roger Kaplan

Roger Kaplan, a Washington-based writer, covers the Middle East and Africa (and tennis) for The American Spectator.
by | Jun 22, 2025

A short communication by Victor Davis Hanson — one of those telegraphic summaries of a controversial matter that works somewhat…

by | Jun 8, 2025

Surprises and upsets are the normal fare at sporting events, but do they determine outcomes? Usually not: this year’s French…

by | Jun 2, 2025

New Jersey’s own Tommy Paul and Maryland’s own Frances Tiafoe made it into the second week, and thus the quarter-finals,…

by | May 18, 2025

As we file, Jannik Sinner, the leading Italian tennis player and world No. 1, is playing point for point against…

by | Apr 13, 2025

Crazy days!  In the spirit of positive thinking the last century’s New Dealers used to say, Happy days are here…

by | Mar 2, 2025

Not to get faux-erudite; Tocqueville was required reading when I was in school, and a blessed requirement that was. I…

by | Jan 26, 2025

Madison Key’s three-set win in the ladies’ final at the Australian Open over defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is a textbook…

by | Dec 14, 2024

Not a great many English-speaking Americans — there still are some — have heard of Boualem Sansal, fewer have read…

by | Nov 14, 2024

As far as I can tell from the news, though obviously it’s much too early to know how it will…

by | Nov 10, 2024

There was a moment of civility following the election, with both the president and the vice president calling the president-elect…

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