IN THE July 08, 2019, ISSUE
How China Weaponized the Global Supply Chain
Ports, containers, and the Internet are now means for Beijing to project power.
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
The Democrats Are the Socialist Party Again
Until recently, they had eschewed the S-word, but now they embrace it.
The Post-Liberals’ Incoherence
They say they have a real solution; we’d all love to see the plan.
Features
How China Weaponized the Global Supply Chain
Ports, containers, and the Internet are now means for Beijing to project power.
Josh Hawley’s Virtue Politics
The GOP’s youngest senator has taken aim at Big Tech and Pelagius, among other targets.
Books, Arts & Manners
The Conservative Sensibility Is George Will’s Definitive Declaration
A review of The Conservative Sensibility, by George F. Will.
Democracy’s Moral Foundations: Recovering Our Constitution in Full
A review of A Constitution in Full: Recovering the Unwritten Foundation of American Liberty, by Peter Augustine Lawler and Richard M. Reinsch II.
John Roberts: A Political Judge?
A review of The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts, by Joan Biskupic.
Ballpark: How Baseball Stadiums Became Beautiful Again
A review of Ballpark: Baseball in the American City, by Paul Goldberger.
Keanu Reeves’ Dance with Death in John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum
A review of the film John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.
Sections
Plowing the Web
‘Beyond parody — Fox Business cuts away from Trump’s speech right after he laments, bizarrely, that tractors can’t hook up to the internet.’
Sound: Coughing
A series of obnoxious noises interrupt famous speeches throughout history.
My Possessions
‘Like sterile seeds cast among weeds: cheese boards and socks, earrings and clocks… ’
TV Is Terrible
Despite its outward verve and vigor, have you noticed that the bulk of today’s TV seems a bit, well . . . down in the dumps?