IN THE April 22, 2019, ISSUE
Why Charles Krauthammer Matters
Not just for what he thought, but for how.
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
The Folly of the Mueller Investigation
A hysteria without a cause; a report without a point.
‘Beto’ and Other Names in Politics and Life
Within reason, a person should be called what he wants to be called.
Features
The ‘Trans’ Child as Experimental Guinea Pig
Standards of evidence have been discarded, and children are being altered for life.
Michelle Alexander Is Wrong about Mass Incarceration
The criminal-justice system is not racist, and confining people is necessary.
Books, Arts & Manners
Whiteshift: Identity Politics in an Era of Demographic Change
A review of Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities, by Eric Kaufmann.
William Burns’s Memoir Is a Wild Ride Through Decades of Diplomacy
A review of The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal, by William J. Burns.
Diderot and the Enlightenment Cult of Reason
A review of Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely, by Andrew S. Curran.
Joe Wilkins’s Debut Novel Evokes Montana’s Divisions
A review of Fall Back Down When I Die, by Joe Wilkins.
Sections
“The Kellyanne Conway Show”
‘FADE IN: INT. BEDROOM — DAY. President Trump is on the sofa, watching three televisions, all of which are tuned to Fox & Friends…’
The Revolution Will Not Be Fruitful
Kids running the world is a hot topic these days — but it’s a topic that unfolds in weird and contradictory ways.