IN THE July 27, 2020, ISSUE America, Warts and All By Joseph Epstein Reflections on the most interesting country in the world.
National Review A Defense of America: An Introduction By Rich Lowry The pieces in this issue are devoted to the idea that, despite our current tribulations, we still live in the last best hope of earth.
History The Exceptional First American Century By Dan McLaughlin Our first hundred years are startlingly unique.
History Slavery and the Constitution By Phillip Magness From the beginning, it pointed toward racial equality.
History On Thomas Jefferson By Myron Magnet He trusted to the advance of the Enlightenment to end slavery.
Culture Color Blindness Should Be the Norm By Andre M. Archie Not every idea deserves equal consideration.
Economy & Business The Economy of the Open Road By Kevin D. Williamson You may not strike it rich, but in the United States you’re free to try.
Immigration Immigration and Our National Crisis of Confidence By Yuval Levin We still have what the world wants.
Elections The Voter-Suppression Myth By Erick Erickson Democrats manufacture the alleged problem, and then the media amplify it.
Politics & Policy Don’t Cancel the First Amendment By Charles C. W. Cooke The least powerful gain the most from it.
Education The Closing of the American Mind By James Ceaser The media and the universities have mostly lost interest in fair debate.
U.S. America, Warts and All By Joseph Epstein Reflections on the most interesting country in the world.
Books The Collapsing Case against Charter Schools By Kevin D. Williamson A review of Charter Schools and Their Enemies, by Thomas Sowell.
Books John Bolton’s Memoir and the Necessity of Strategic Vision By Mario Loyola A review of The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, by John Bolton.
Books Philip Roth & Friend By Joseph Epstein A review of Here We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth, by Benjamin Taylor.
Garner the Grammarian Killing Grammar: Part III of a Three-Part Series By Bryan A. Garner If teaching Standard English was a stretch in 1974, today it might seem hopeless.
Film & TV How I Learned to Appreciate the Star Wars Prequels By Ross Douthat For all their terrible screenwriting and wooden acting, the Lucas prequels were at least trying to extend the original trilogy.
The Week The Week By NR Editors We’d open this issue with a really funny joke if it hadn’t already been canceled.
Athwart The Moodiest Mason By James Lileks If there were a statue of Perry Mason, would it still be standing?
Happy Warrior Retro Virus By Kyle Smith I’m sure there must be drawbacks to a worldwide pandemic, but by me things are fairly chill.