I can remember the exact moment I became politically aware. It was on November 4, 1979, when a group of radical Islamic Iranians smashed into the United States Embassy and took 66 Americans hostage. Up to that time, as a…
I It is July 1, 1899, and Julie Manet is navigating the crooked streets and alleys of Paris’ disreputably bohemian Pigalle district. Her destination is the studio of Edgar Degas, who is said to be working on a sensational new…
Few things are more pathetic than public figures who grovel in front of woke bullies for uttering the “wrong” word or idea. Who remembers how a June 3, 2020, op-ed by Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in the New York Times…
Being unblessed by fatherhood (thus far), I have little idea of what boys today are watching on TV, the few not playing video games anyway. But in perusing the 2021 primetime network schedule, I found nothing I would want to…
The fourth Van Morrison-penned anti-lockdown song of 2020 debuts today. Eric Clapton performs the 75-year-old’s “Stand and Deliver.” But no matter how many times you demand, “Turn up your radio and let me hear the song,” your local D.J. assuredly…
Twitter is a lot like cigarettes: It’s awful for you, and torture for everyone around you. Twitter addiction, like cigarette addiction, takes practice. You’re not hooked the first time you try it, but by the 30th, 40th, or 50th time,…
Writers and intellectuals from across the political spectrum signed an open letter in Harper’s Magazine calling for civility and open discourse, published Tuesday. Signatories of the letter include J. K. Rowling, Noah Chomsky, Margaret Atwood, Gloria Steinem, Bari Wiess, and…
J. K. Rowling is under attack for the sin of believing that sex is real and has lived consequences. “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction,” she tweeted Saturday. “If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is…
