Conservatives Are Getting Lost in “Ideas”The Right-“Shapiro’s most recent book How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps presents the United States’ problems, which he sees as near-fatal if left unaddressed, as rooted in the world of ideas and political philosophy.”Henry George3/1/2021
When John F. Kennedy Saved the World (Part II)The Center-“Kennedy no doubt considered his relations with Khrushchev in making his decision. He had been groomed by his father to be a ruthless competitor.”Jonathan Church2/27/2021
The Capitol and Democracy Both Qualify as “Sacred”The Right-“The immediate danger of the Capitol attack has ended. However, the work of repairing the tear in the fabric of our nation has only just begun, a task we neglect at our peril.”Matt Hoberg2/26/2021
Robert Orlando: Bending Genre in FilmmakingThe Center-“If you look through the films, it’s a propaganda machine, where identity politics is always featured. There’s no space there for just a common universal story, which is the appeal to human frailty or common ground.”Kathryn Kuhlman2/26/2021
A Brief History of Nothing (Part III): From Dada, to Dachau, to DavosThe Center-“While seemingly contrary in ‘theory,’ the great totalitarian systems—fascism and communism—would have a great deal in common in practice. Both are manifestations of the human Ego flailing about in a world reduced to Nothing.”Chris Augusta2/25/2021
Review: “The Klondike Bake-Oven Deaths”Criticism-“In a novel to be released later this month, Hornblum—perhaps best known for his 1998 non-fiction book Acres of Skin, which centers on different events at Holmesburg Prison—retells the calamitous events of August, 1938.”Asher Ellis2/24/2021