Was the Enlightenment Racist?
Some of its proponents were, but the solution was built in.
Magazine: Culture
Ace of Aces
On the wisdom and exploits of Eddie Rickenbacker.
Star Empowerment
Ross Douthat reviews Ocean’s 8.
Suffragette City
Fred Schwarz reviews The Woman’s Hour:The Great Fight to Win the Vote, by Elaine Weiss.
Go Midwest, Young Techie
Silicon Valley should disperse itself geographically.
Decent Mediocrity
Michael Knox Beran reviews When the Center Held: Gerald Ford and the Rescue of the American Presidency, by Donald Rumsfeld.
Juris Prudence
Matthew Spalding reviews Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times, by Joel Richard Paul.
Monkey Hear, Monkey Laugh
On the so-called humor of Samantha Bee.
Meager Competence
Ross Douthat reviews Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The Necessary Navy
Mackubin Thomas Owens reviews Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea, by John Lehman.