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The United States is Weak and Corrupt. Russia and China Know It

I think that's what Rod Dreher is saying here. I don't disagree. I’m getting a lot of blowback in the comments section from people who are appalled that I’m not spending all my time lambasting Putin, but instead complaining about how we in the

Howard Stern Has Left the Building

Howard Stern was never just another entertainer. For millions of (mostly male) fans—first in New York, and later, thanks to syndication, in markets around North America—he was the guy who helped get them through the day and rise above their mundane frustrations, with his irreverent humor about politics

Neil Young Never Hated the Man(son)

The song Neil Young wrote about the infamous murderer Charles Manson Neil Young and Charles Manson have a bizarrely intertwined history. The two men once shared a jam session at a time when Manson was an up and coming talent, one that had started to make waves in California and

The Great Reset is State-of-the-Art Hudge and Gudge

"Stakeholder capitalism" is big business with government shareholders . . . and it'll be wicked G.K. Chesterton wrote about "Hudge and Gudge": Big Business and Big Government. Here's how the American Chesterton Society describes these two GKC characters: Chesterton introduced these two in his

Terry Teachout, RIP

Terry Teachout died [https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/terry-teachout-19562022]. It's a terrible loss. He was one of those writers that made you feel smarter and better. I first started reading him when I was in college. He was the first columnist I read when National Review

How the Establishment Went Radical Left

“Having set out from unlimited freedom, I have ended up with unlimited despotism.” Shigalev (the intellectual of the revolutionary group in Dostoyevsky's The Devils). In The Devils, Dostoyevsky tells the stories of young revolutionaries who are children of Socialists. Their parents wanted change. They passed their views down

Four reasons why the Right shouldn't be too distraught by the Capitol building violence

If you're like me, you're still embarrassed by the violent eruption at the Capitol building last week. I know, Trump didn't directly provoke it, but those close to him did, and Trump indirectly did. As I mentioned yesterday, no one who wants to remain

The Forsaken Stans

What are the most God-forsaken ares on earth? I'm talking about barren areas. Relatively barren of natural beauty, of a beautiful cultural history, and of a beautiful contemporary culture. And menacing: in its vastness, perhaps, or its brokenness. There are plenty of contenders (western Australia, western China,

The Joseph Epstein/Jill Biden Affair

My man Joseph Epstein made a flash a few years ago with his suggestion that Jill Biden drop the "Dr." from her title while she serves as First Lady. The uproar was pretty intense. I saw him referred to as a "misogynist," "bigot," and

Prohibiting Things with the Experts

Question: What do government COVID lockdowns and Prohibition have in common? Answer: They were both advocated by “the science” and “the experts.” That's Jeffrey Tucker's point in a great essay he just published: The “Expert Consensus” Also Favored Alcohol Prohibition [https://www.aier.org/article/the-