Is there a book more widely loved than Paradise Lost by an author more universally disliked than John Milton? Catholics dislike Milton for his anti-Catholicism, Anglicans dislike him for his nonconformity, monarchs dislike him for his republicanism, republicans dislike him for his religiosity, and feminists dislike him for his supposed misogyny. Samuel Johnson captured the […]
“You are welcome in Egypt!” Shouted nearly everyone to me when I was there last week. I was in the country for about 10 days, traveling around with my godson. He’s a tall, sandy-haired American guy — all smiles and radiating a warm openness — so maybe that’s what inspired the welcome greetings. Either way, […]
According to isolationists on the Left and Right, Israel’s recent attack on Iran is an escalation or the opening salvo in a “new” war between the nations. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) posted on June 16, “Netanyahu started this war by attacking Iran.” President Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon said the same thing, claiming on […]
California governor responds to court allowing Trump to control National Guard troops in Los Angeles, emphasizing the ruling rejects presidential immunity from review.
The ideological overcorrection after the failures of Iraq mean that non-interventionists, both left and right, simply can't fathom that exertion of American power could...
If writers should be judged by their words, then Tom Arnold-Foster’s comprehensive and engaging “intellectual biography” of the legendary journalist Walter Lippmann renders a complete, balanced, and mostly justified verdict. A history fellow at the University of Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute, Arnold-Foster trains a critical eye on the varied and voluminous scribblings of Lippmann, whose […]
Police in New York are investigating car bomb threats against Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, according to a Thursday release from his campaign. Mamdani said a repeat caller has been leaving “alarming” voicemails. “While Zohran does not own a car, the violent and specific language of what appears to be a repeat caller is alarming...
A federal appeals court panel late Thursday allowed President Trump to keep the National Guard deployed in Los Angeles, for now. The three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously extended its pause of a judge’s order finding Trump’s deployment illegal and forcing him to return control of the troops to California Gov. Gavin...