Leaders Who Can’t Lead
by Mark BauerleinWe are surrounded by professionals who aren’t that professional, experts who aren’t very competent, leaders who can’t lead but won’t step down. Continue Reading »
In Praise of Telling the Truth
by Peter HitchensThe Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a major U.N. arms control verification body, suppressed evidence so as to excuse an act of war by the USA, Britain, and France. Continue Reading »
The Future of News
by Les SillarsFor about a century, American journalism had a paradigm that positioned the industry as essential to liberal democracy: journalistic objectivity. It promised objective, reliable coverage of events that mattered to citizens regardless of partisan beliefs, and it was supported by a lucrative, . . . . Continue Reading »
On Hot Takes and Hohenstaufen Emperors
by Junior FellowsThe junior fellows reflect on Ernst Kantorowicz's Frederick the Second and Newman's views on journalism. Continue Reading »
Fridays Without Charles
by George WeigelIn my satchel of Krauthammer memories, the story that’s my personal favorite may cast some new light on this much-praised man. Continue Reading »
A Caveat on the Great Tom Wolfe
by George WeigelAfter The Right Stuff got me going on Tom Wolfe, it was impossible to stop. Continue Reading »
Dr. Peterson and
the Reporters
by Mark Bauerlein
Peterson fans like his interviews because they have experienced media smugness before. Continue Reading »
The HR-ification of the Public Square
by Samuel D. JamesKevin Williamson’s hire-and-fire is a symptom of a cultural sickness that goes beyond polarization. Continue Reading »
Nat Hentoff: One of a Kind
by William Doino Jr.Nat Hentoff's lived a full life writing not only about jazz, but about the principles of a free society. Those topics may seem incongruous, but for Hentoff they were always interrelated. Continue Reading »
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