IN THE February 25, 2019, ISSUE Everyone a Conscript By Jonah Goldberg Metaphorical wars, drummed-up crises, and the link between statism and one-nation politics.
Elections No Party for Rich Men By Jim Geraghty Howard Schultz is the kind of Democrat the Democrats don’t like anymore.
World Beyond Chavismo By Christian Alejandro Gonzalez Peril and hope in Venezuela as the socialist dictatorship falters.
U.S. Grant Gains Ground By Allen C. Guelzo Historians are coming to respect the 18th president as they should.
Magazine Seeing Germany’s Past, with Eyes Wide Open By Kyle Smith The new film Never Look Away is a triumph of art and history.
Economy & Business Those Bootstraps Still Work By David French Character, choice, and the reality of personal responsibility.
Politics & Policy Everyone a Conscript By Jonah Goldberg Metaphorical wars, drummed-up crises, and the link between statism and one-nation politics.
National Security & Defense To Rule the Orbits By Jerry Hendrix Why the U.S. military needs an independent space force.
Books Krauthammer, Cont. By Jay Nordlinger Jay Nordlinger reviews The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors, by Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer.
Books Law and Disorder By Amy L. Wax Amy L. Wax reviews Misdemeanorland: Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing, by Issa Kohler-Hausmann.
Books The Poverty Puzzle By Robert VerBruggen Robert VerBruggen reviews The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor, by Michael D. Tanner.
Film & TV Oscars Alternatives By Ross Douthat Ross Douthat reviews First Reformed and The Death of Stalin.
Letters Letters By NR Editors Readers write in to address Kevin D. WIlliamson’s essay on Antifa and Douglas Murray’s recent comments on hate crimes.
The Week The Week By NR Editors Everyone watched on television, but it was a defensive, low-scoring affair. The Super Bowl was kind of boring, too.
The Long View Famous Apologies: Revised Ralph Northam™ Edition By Rob Long Was it me? Honestly, I don’t know. Not for certain.
Athwart Rocket–Paper–Nuke By James Lileks The Left hates nukes, but it really hates that the West has them.
Poetry Imitation By James Matthew Wilson “Not long ago, it seemed the fashion to preach that man was born alone…”
Happy Warrior Please Read This Column All the Way to the End By Heather Wilhelm PC Twitter dove into an impressively intersectional group fatwa against an eagerly awaited and widely praised YA book called “Blood Heir.”