IN THE December 31, 2016, ISSUE
Toward a National Productivity Strategy
The case for a limited but important government role.
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Features
A Christmas Carol
A Heath family Christmas-carol program always seems like a good idea . . .
Toward a National Productivity Strategy
The case for a limited but important government role.
Books, Arts & Manners
Dangerous Gamble
Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East.
Making a Nation-State
The Jews are like other people, only more so; Israel is like no other nation-state.
Working Man’s Bard
At base level, Bruce Springsteen is a songwriter whose grasp of musical and lyrical economy is unusual in the often excessive world of rock ’n’ roll.
Unreal Fictions
The difference between the old and the new fiction is astonishing.
Dark Journey
"Manchester by the Sea" is the kind of movie that critics are pretty much required to like. I hated it.
Sections
Letters
Prosecutor, Heal Thyself
An item in the Week in the December 5 issue begins: “If there’s anything more New Jersey than having a corrupt political figure create artificial traffic troubles to ...
The Week
‐ We haven’t seen liberals this interested in Russians and fake news since Walter Duranty.
‐ Trump picked ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of state. As the ...
Rudolph the Red
It’s the time of year when people start pouring politics over holiday classics.
Presidential Daily Briefing
Guaranteed 100% True Americanyits Content with only tiny pieces of Russian Influence, so mind of yours to be set easy at.
Poetry
AUTUMN SONG
after Chassignet
Little flower, you live in constant danger:
Likely to be crushed under foot or torn by wind,
Sun-scorched or gobbled by a goat.
These October days streaked with regrets and tears
Are ...
Hillary Gone Wild
“Bigfoot. Chupacabra. The Loch Ness monster. All rarely seen. All shrouded in mystery. Tonight, we’re headed to the woods of Westchester County to search for the most elusive legend of ...