IN THE December 31, 2018, ISSUE
Whose Streets, Indeed?
In which our correspondent briefly, inadvertently leads an Antifa march.
Also In This Issue
Articles
The Epstein Outrage
Why did Alexander Acosta once allow a sexual predator to escape due justice?
Holy Names
What we call our churches can teach us something about our faith, and our nation.
Features
Whose Streets, Indeed?
In which our correspondent briefly, inadvertently leads an Antifa march.
How Impeachment Works
Lessons from the failed Republican effort to remove Bill Clinton from the presidency.
The Vision Thing
George H. W. Bush saw how to preserve American strength at a perilous time.
Books, Arts & Manners
An Economy That Works
Ron Haskins reviews The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America, by Oren Cass.
Dat’s Capital
Andrew Stuttaford reviews Capitalism in America: A History, by Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge.
Ingmar Bergman, Entertainer
Peter Tonguette reassess the Swedish filmmaker’s reputation in his centenary year.
‘Beauty from Horror’
Nicholas Ripatrazone reviews A Spell to Bless the Silence: Selected Poems, by John Montague.
Sections
The ‘Titmouse’ Terror
In the waning days of 2018, a comedian was kicked off the Oscars-hosting job for old tweets. Will 2019 continue the trend? Of course!
Holiday Revisions
From “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” words and music by Frank Loesser, with revisions and amendments by the women’s-studies department at Bard College...
Apologies to None and All
Apologists are more likely to prostrate themselves for sins against the community than for any personal insult. Take Mika Brzezinski for example.