IN THE May 17, 2021, ISSUE The Inequality of ‘Equity’ By Christopher Caldwell Progressive racial ideology points toward a dangerous neo-segregation.
Law & the Courts Due Process Matters By Andrew C. McCarthy Are accused police officers being treated justly?
History America’s Honorable Record in Iran By Ray Takeyh The U.S. saved it from Stalin, and the shah was not a puppet.
Culture The Inequality of ‘Equity’ By Christopher Caldwell Progressive racial ideology points toward a dangerous neo-segregation.
National Security & Defense How Biden Can Reduce the North Korean Threat By Nicholas Eberstadt He must begin by correcting the mistakes of his predecessors.
Books The Impossible Genuineness of Dolly Parton By Madeleine Kearns A review of She Come By It Natural, by Sarah Smarsh, and Dolly Parton, Songteller, by Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann.
Books John Foster Dulles: The Moral Diplomat By Allen C. Guelzo A review of God’s Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles, by John D. Wilsey.
Books The Dark Undercurrents of Cynthia Ozick’s Antiquities By John Wilson A review of Antiquities, by Cynthia Ozick.
Country Life Gardens’ Recurring Rhythms By Richard Brookhiser A garden is predictable. The melody has already been written, or at least the chord progression.
Film & TV Can the Oscars Make a Comeback? By Ross Douthat With this year’s Oscars, it feels like we’ve watched a funeral. But what about the resurrection? Can the Oscars live again?
The Week The Week By NR Editors President Biden’s climate summit was a step forward in a process that is likely to end up being a very good deal for America’s rivals.
Athwart The Most Minnesotan Thing By James Lileks We’re still a place where the nice lady takes your word that you’ll come back tomorrow and pay up.
The Long View Possible Corporate Communications, May 2021 By Rob Long To our Clor-Bleach Toilet Wand Disposable Toilet Cleaning Kit Family . . .
Happy Warrior Joe Biden, Fabulous Hero By David Harsanyi The president’s fabulist life story has always been rich in spirit.