IN THE February 25, 2019, ISSUE
Everyone a Conscript
Metaphorical wars, drummed-up crises, and the link between statism and one-nation politics.
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
No Party for Rich Men
Howard Schultz is the kind of Democrat the Democrats don’t like anymore.
Seeing Germany’s Past, with Eyes Wide Open
The new film Never Look Away is a triumph of art and history.
Features
Those Bootstraps Still Work
Character, choice, and the reality of personal responsibility.
Everyone a Conscript
Metaphorical wars, drummed-up crises, and the link between statism and one-nation politics.
To Rule the Orbits
Why the U.S. military needs an independent space force.
Books, Arts & Manners
Krauthammer, Cont.
Jay Nordlinger reviews The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors, by Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer.
Law and Disorder
Amy L. Wax reviews Misdemeanorland: Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing, by Issa Kohler-Hausmann.
The Poverty Puzzle
Robert VerBruggen reviews The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor, by Michael D. Tanner.
Sections
Famous Apologies: Revised Ralph Northam™ Edition
Was it me? Honestly, I don’t know. Not for certain.
Please Read This Column All the Way to the End
PC Twitter dove into an impressively intersectional group fatwa against an eagerly awaited and widely praised YA book called “Blood Heir.”