The Capital Letter: Week of July 27
The Fed’s policy framework following a recession and more.
My Own True (Not a Ghost) Story of the Civil War
How many heroes lie unremembered under an Osage orange tree?
New Disclosures Confirm: Trump Himself Was the Target of Obama Administration’s Russia Probe
Assertions that the focus was ‘the Trump campaign’ are now known to be ludicrous
Debunking the TikTok Competition Canard
As long as Beijing views TikTok as a Chinese company, this debate remains one primarily about national security, not competition or regulating tech giants.
Meet Great Art in Saint Louis
Clang, clang, clang, ding, ding, ding for the city’s superb museum.
Searching for the Live-Concert Buzz in a Pandemic with Sara Evans
The country star connected with her audiences at three Virginia venues.
A Whirlwind Gallop through History with Ben Shapiro
A public service — and smashing great read — for twentysomethings and others.
America Watch
AOC Calls Statue of Priest Who Ministered to Leper Colony an Example of ‘White Supremacist Culture’
The priest conducted missionary work on the islands and ministered to a leper colony, until he died after contracting leprosy himself.
The Mob Comes Calling for a Music Theorist
You might think music theory is an academic area that’s safe from the illiberal mob. Think again.
The Chicago Gun Myth
Studies of those imprisoned on firearms charges show that most often they obtain their weapons by stealing them or buying them in black markets.
WORLD
The Great British Comeback
Critics thought that post-Brexit Britain would fail to stand up for the liberal world order. Boris Johnson proved them wrong.
U.S. Finds Few Allies in China Push-Back
Too many freedom-loving nations fear economic retaliation.
Life in Lebanon under Hyperinflation
What corruption and mismanagement have wrought.
Election 2020
Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Susan Rice
Being soft on African dictators, pondering the electoral implications of calling genocide genocide, and giving Richard Holbrooke the finger
Barack Obama’s Ugly Filibuster Hypocrisy
In his own words, changing the rules and ending debate leads to more fighting, bitterness, and gridlock.
Biden’s Radical ‘Racial Equity Plan’
It would rewrite discrimination law for the worse.
The Latest
A Whirlwind Gallop through History with Ben Shapiro
A public service — and smashing great read — for twentysomethings and others.
New Disclosures Confirm: Trump Himself Was the Target of Obama Administration’s Russia Probe
Assertions that the focus was ‘the Trump campaign’ are now known to be ludicrous
Meet Great Art in Saint Louis
Clang, clang, clang, ding, ding, ding for the city’s superb museum.
My Own True (Not a Ghost) Story of the Civil War
How many heroes lie unremembered under an Osage orange tree?
Searching for the Live-Concert Buzz in a Pandemic with Sara Evans
The country star connected with her audiences at three Virginia venues.
ESG and Its Contradictions
International investing can, under certain circumstances, be tricky for those marketing the ethical approach baked into their investment process.
On the Ground at the Portland Protests: A Secular Silent Night
An NR writer walks the streets of a protest hotspot.
In Pushing Back against China, U.S. Finds Few Allies
Too many freedom-loving nations fear economic retaliation.
CDC Study Shows No COVID-19 Spike from Wisconsin’s April Elections
Fears that the elections would be a super-spreading event appear to have been misplaced.
The Great British Comeback
Critics thought that post-Brexit Britain would fail to stand up for the liberal world order. Boris Johnson proved them wrong.
Joe Biden’s Costly, Radical Race and Gender Agenda
The mask of the Biden campaign is the candidate’s supposed centrism. The reality is more than America can afford.
Progressivism Isn’t a New Religion
Its religious aspects can, however, tell us something about what ails our culture.
The Identity of Biden’s Veep
It's not the sort of thing that is likely to affect the outcome of the race, but I think Biden has botched the veep-selection process.
Federal Court Overturns Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber
Brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev detonated two pressure-cooker bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in April 2013.
‘Its Political Nature’
To celebrate J. K. Rowling’s birthday, a woman’s-rights campaigner, Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, paid for an advertisement only to see it removed.
In This Issue
What’s in a Nickname?
Today’s woke activists who are scouring Wikipedia for historical injustices, are sanctimonious, imperious, undereducated, censorious, and authoritarian.
Trump’s Reactive Engagement
Examining the president’s foreign policy.
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