Iran Invades Israel Through Hamas
The Right - “But one thing is absolutely clear: This is war, not just a terror attack. This is war not just by Hamas on Israel, but by Iran—through Hamas—on Israel.” 10/7/2023

The Collapse of the Kabul Foreign Aid Bazaar
The Center - “The stated North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) objective in Afghanistan was nation-building, but what was created instead, over 20 years, and fell in days, was a heavily garrisoned foreign aid bazaar.” 10/7/2023

From Town Bloody Hall to 2023: A Tale of Two Debates on Women’s Liberation
Criticism - “Avoiding these truly current, red hot issues, the women speak past each other.” 10/3/2023

Understanding Americans’ Rampant Dissatisfaction with Healthcare
The Center - “As a patient, I do not want to hold hands with a robot and confide my health problems to a faceless entity. As a doctor, a patient, and a human being, I reject the currently shattered doctor-patient relationship.” 9/28/2023

Incurious: George and the Postcolonialists
The Center - “Schwartz-DuPre is dedicated to putting an end to the idea that Curious George is nothing more than an amusing story.” 9/27/2023

On the Incoherence of “Decolonizing” the Academy
The Center - “Ideological pressure and political conformity in the workplace, professional organizations, industry, and public institutional life are so pervasive that identity politics has all but ruined social tolerance, meritocracy, and the pursuit of excellence.” 9/26/2023

With Action, Gran Turismo Crosses the Finish Line. With Drama, Not So Much
Criticism - “On the basis of viscerality alone, Gran Turismo is worth the price of admission for the two-hour cruise along.” 9/25/2023

Samuel G. Freedman: What a Young Hubert Humphrey Can Teach Us
The Left - “Humphrey’s insurgency at the convention basically lashed Truman to the mast of [Humphrey’s] own civil rights agenda. And desegregating the armed forces was arguably the single most important civil rights cause of that moment in time.” 9/16/2023

Un Carro Triste: A Melancholic Car
Poetry - “We must take the language/by surprise;/seal its every utterance/with a kiss or tear…” 9/15/2023

Matt Johnson: “How Hitchens Can Save the Left”
The Left - “There really hasn’t been anybody like him since he passed…This is why there are these long compilations of ‘Hitchslaps’ on YouTube. It’s why most of the tributes to him focus on his rhetorical prowess—and just his brilliance on the debate stage.” 9/14/2023
