IN THE July 6, 2020, ISSUE
The Left’s Love Affair with Riots
Leftist intellectuals are captivated by violence and looting.
Magazine
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Articles
The Left’s Love Affair with Riots
Leftist intellectuals are captivated by violence and looting.
The Riots and Protests Will Make Gun Ownership More Popular
In their lack of trust and security, people will turn to the Second Amendment.
‘I Accuse . . .’
Behind indiscriminate claims of racism there is a dangerous propaganda strategy.
Corporate Anti-Racism Statements Aren’t Worth the Cyberspace They’re Tweeted Through
They’re about profit, not morals.
Features
Books, Arts & Manners
Henry Kissinger and the Way of the World
A review of The Inevitability of Tragedy, by Barry Gewen.
The Pathology of American Communism
A review of The Romance of American Communism, by Vivian Gornick.
What Liberty Meant to the Pilgrims
A review of They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty, by John G. Turner.
Belinda Raguesto Returns from Switzerland
No movie was ever made out of “the Development Process.” Films have always been made because someone with power bet on someone with a record.
Against the Current
At your most attuned, you flow along with the water, even as it bears you up.
The King of Staten Island Is a Return to Judd Apatow’s Comfort Zone
Apatow's caution leaves his story caught between comedy and drama.
Sections
Twinkling’s Canceled, Little Star
Pity the person who has to find the problematic problems in “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
The Productivity Pandemic
Staying occupied has been a bit more of a challenge than usual, but it’s okay not to be always so Busy.