IN THE April 5, 2021, ISSUE
America Is Petroleum-Independent, for Now
Team Biden should not sacrifice these gains in a headlong rush toward an ambitious green agenda.
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
Meghan and Harry’s Royal Nonsense
With dubious accusations of racial bias, the Sussexes take aim at the British monarchy.
The Case of Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia’s prime minister, a Nobel peace laureate, presides over a savage civil war.
Charles Curtis, Forgotten Veep
Herbert Hoover’s vice president blazed an early trail for racial inclusion.
Features
America Is Petroleum-Independent, for Now
Team Biden should not sacrifice these gains in a headlong rush toward an ambitious green agenda.
For the Children
Conservative policy-makers turn their attention to declining fertility rates.
Books, Arts & Manners
The Shah’s Undoing
A review of The Last Shah: America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty, by Ray Takeyh.
Mikhail Bakhtin: Philosopher of Dialogue
A review of Mikhail Bakhtin: The Duvakin Interviews, 1973, edited by Slav N. Gratchev and Margarita Marinova, translated by Margarita Marinova.
The Nazis’ War on a Vagrant Language
A review of The Language of Thieves: My Family’s Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate, by Martin Puchner.
Our Changing Words: Part II of a Two-Part Series
Many people see the overthrow of customary usage with consternation or even indignation.
Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon Banishes Romance and Villainy
With the release of this new film, we can say that the third era of Disney has established a new template.
Sections
Rebel without a Mask
The second after I’m vaccinated, I’m burning my mask. Okay, three seconds. Give me time to take it off first.
Official Transcript: The Oprah Winfrey Interview, Page 3
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