Call me Ahab. For those of you unfamiliar with Scripture (my fellow Catholics are excused here), the first Book of Kings tells of King Ahab, who married Jezebel and led a sinful life, which triggered a devastating drought in Israel. Though my wife is no Jezebel, and I rule no land but my own suburban […]
My father didn’t yell. He didn’t come in hot. He didn’t throw things. He was quiet. And that calm, yet tense demeanor paired with a look of disapproval was the closest I ever felt to awaiting a prison sentence. He looked at me the way a man looks at something he built and is not […]
Call me Ahab. For those of you unfamiliar with Scripture (my fellow Catholics are excused here), the first Book of Kings tells of King Ahab, who married Jezebel and led a sinful life, which triggered a devastating drought in Israel. Though my wife is no Jezebel, and I rule no land but my own suburban […]
My father didn’t yell. He didn’t come in hot. He didn’t throw things. He was quiet. And that calm, yet tense demeanor paired with a look of disapproval was the closest I ever felt to awaiting a prison sentence. He looked at me the way a man looks at something he built and is not […]
My father, Jimmy Lai, was born in mainland China to a well-to-do family shortly before the communists came to power. When they did, he and his family became the enemy of the people. His father fled to Hong Kong in search of better opportunities, leaving his family to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, my grandmother was […]
My father, Jimmy Lai, was born in mainland China to a well-to-do family shortly before the communists came to power. When they did, he and his family became the enemy of the people. His father fled to Hong Kong in search of better opportunities, leaving his family to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, my grandmother was […]
“Benjamin,” a half-naked Mrs. Robinson insists midway through the classic 1967 film The Graduate, “I am not trying to seduce you.” But, mere seconds later, she asks, “Would you like me to seduce you?” In Seductive AI, the University of Tennessee law professor and blogging pioneer Glenn Harlan Reynolds paints artificial intelligence as a modern-day […]
“Benjamin,” a half-naked Mrs. Robinson insists midway through the classic 1967 film The Graduate, “I am not trying to seduce you.” But, mere seconds later, she asks, “Would you like me to seduce you?” In Seductive AI, the University of Tennessee law professor and blogging pioneer Glenn Harlan Reynolds paints artificial intelligence as a modern-day […]
Hamas’s massacre and hostage-taking on Oct. 7, 2023, marked the start of a bloody war against the terrorist group in Gaza and a broader regional conflict over the Middle East’s balance of power. Far from the battlefield, accusations of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide against Israel have reached a fever pitch. Liberal essayists, representatives of international […]
Hamas’s massacre and hostage-taking on Oct. 7, 2023, marked the start of a bloody war against the terrorist group in Gaza and a broader regional conflict over the Middle East’s balance of power. Far from the battlefield, accusations of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide against Israel have reached a fever pitch. Liberal essayists, representatives of international […]
There are a disproportionate number of dental offices in western Hungary because Austrians frequently cross the border for cheap, high-quality tooth care. About 15 minutes from a border post that is about as relevant today as it was at the height of the Habsburgs, you can tour “the Hungarian Versailles,” the ancestral home of the […]
Democrats still aren’t serious about fighting crime. Democrats in Virginia, a swing state long seen as a bellwether of national politics, are proving it. On Monday, former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares lamented the General Assembly’s decision to stop funding Operation Ceasefire, which he said had been “one of the most successful anti-crime initiatives in […]
There are a disproportionate number of dental offices in western Hungary because Austrians frequently cross the border for cheap, high-quality tooth care. About 15 minutes from a border post that is about as relevant today as it was at the height of the Habsburgs, you can tour “the Hungarian Versailles,” the ancestral home of the […]
Everyone has their own birthday rituals. Some women take spa days, some wine collectors drink a special bottle from their cellars, some people sit and wallow in self-pity. I know a guy who is severely lactose intolerant, and once a year on his birthday, he indulges in a few pints of premium ice cream and […]
