IN THE May 23, 2016, ISSUE
Fiercely Frail Millennials
They’re delicate as snowflakes but not so harmless.
Also In This Issue
Articles
A Conservative Approach to Maternity Leave
The Right should not ignore this issue.
Entitlement Reform after Trump
The need of it will remain no matter who becomes president.
Features
Books, Arts & Manners
Falstaff in Muti’s Hands
Jay Nordlinger shares a favorite with the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
The Way of Rome
A new scholarly, yet popular, treatment of Rome may resonate particularly in America’s current time of troubles.
The Costs of Retreat
America’s very long war in the Middle East has been an expensive, bloody mess; on that point, virtually all can agree. But has it been a failure?
Sections
Robert’s Rules of Order
Robert’s Rules of Order: Special Republican Convention Edition
‘At This Point Who Cares?’
“I’m a conservative but at this point who cares? We’ve got to straighten out the country.” - Donald Trump.
Poetry
THE SS NORMANDIE
Confiscated from Vichy France, she sat
In the Hudson for months until the fire.
The smoke was so thick over midtown, rumors
Spread the Japanese had attacked New York.
The old transatlantic ...
Trumpkins Having a Ball
This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner highlights just how little a President Trump would change D.C. culture.
Letters
The Apartment of Labor
Scott Lincicome’s comprehensive and illuminating article “The Truth about Trade” (April 11) describes several government policies that have acted to exacerbate current labor-market inefficiencies. One could speculate ...
The Week
‐ As Abraham Lincoln said, “You’re fired.”
‐ Protesters, many of them riotous, dogged Donald Trump in southern California. In Costa Mesa, they blocked an interstate, threw debris at passing cars, ...