Life Under Socialism Sucks, and Then You Die
In death as in life, consumers benefit from free markets and the Internet.
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Cobblers and Lasts
When Donald Trump goes from rich people’s housing to steaks and shirts to selling himself as president, that’s perhaps the ultimate example of brand extension
u and Non-u
I’ve been reading The Adventures of Augie March, which is my first encounter with Saul Bellow.
Land of the 86 Percent Free
The U.S. is considered “Free,” but it lags most of its peers in that category with a so-so rating of 86 out of 100.
Suffragette City
Fred Schwarz reviews The Woman’s Hour:The Great Fight to Win the Vote, by Elaine Weiss.
Four No Trump
The set-up is that four women who formed a book club in the 1970s have been meeting faithfully ever since.
Is Deporting Immigrants the Same as Returning Fugitive Slaves?
Are California’s sanctuary proponents successors to the Underground Railway?
The Dominant-Sport Theory of American Politics
The chief factors of the black athletic aesthetic are intimidation, humiliation, and improvisation, which is give a pretty good description of Trump’s style.
What Happens When You Fire All Your Copy Editors
From the corrections column in this morning's New York Times Book Review:
The Long View column on March 18 misstated the circumstances surrounding the Trojan horse in Greek legend. It was the Trojans ...
What ‘It’ Is
There’s nothing supernatural about Donald Trump; he’s just a politician, more colorful than most, who can be opposed through the usual political channels.