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Bill Maher’s Trump truce: A comedian crosses the cultural divide
The White House, March 31, 2025. A surreal scene unfolds in the president’s private residence.…
Turkey’s expansionist Middle East aspirations don’t bother the Trump administration
JERUSALEM — In December 2024, after Islamic-led rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad’s…
Fog of war is no excuse for the damage done to children’s education
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity,” Hanlon’s razor…
Machiavelli in America – Washington Examiner
The joke about political science is that it’s not about politics, and it’s not a science. This…
How Hollywood fell apart in the 30 years since ‘While You Were Sleeping’
Thirty years ago this month, I sat in a suburban movie house and watched America’s sweetheart…
Pope Francis, 1936-2025 – Washington Examiner
“An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope…
Algorithmic friendship – Washington Examiner
A friend of mine sent me a text last month. “Hope you’re doing well,” he said. “Any time for a…
Review of ‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’
Some historical fiction is uncontroversial because it presents the past merely as a backdrop…
In an artistic manor: Review of the reopened Frick
America has fewer grand homes-turned-museums than Europe, for the perfectly simple reason that…
Canada’s rot from within: Review of Don’t Be Canada by Tristin Hopper
At a time when the president of the United States tells everyone within earshot that he wants…
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