Notes & Comments January 2020
1619 & all that
On The New York Times’s recent disinformation campaign.
Topic: “America”
Dec 10, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On liberty, a child prodigy, nouveau-riche nobility & more from the world of culture.
Books October 2019
Home on the range
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May 29, 2019
Life, liberty & the pursuit of honor
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A review of American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals during the Revolutionary Era, by Craig Bruce Smith.
The media February 2019
Geography lessons
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On the old media’s losing ground to the new.
Jan 24, 2019
Race to the top
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On the Left’s response to the Covington Catholic incident.
Jun 07, 2018
Absurdity: the only alternative to civility
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On objectification of women and conservatives
Jun 07, 2018
Absurdity: the only alternative to civility
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On “intellectual quality” at The New York Times.
Letter from Roswell March 2018
Among the ufologists
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On the alien tourism industry, past and present.
Features January 2018
Why populism fails
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On a more precise understanding of the challenges that populist movements face.