Americans should feel uneasy about the new Archbishop of Washington
No one in the American church has benefited more from Pope Francis’s vengefulness than Cardinal Robert McElroy
Society
Monday
Rome is ready for its close-up
The big occasion is the Papal Jubilee year of 2025, expected to draw a whopping 32 million visitors
The Great American State Fair could be the best Trump spectacle yet
It’s no surprise that Trump, the OG influencer, is pushing America to become the international influencer
Toby Young: love him or loathe him?
Everyone has at least one friend that none of their other friends can stand, someone you love but everyone else loathes
Why human history is fated to end in apocalypse
Whatever advances in the human condition will be made in this century will not be accomplished in the spheres in which previous ones have been achieved
Wednesday
Pope Francis’s immigration letter was seriously imprudent
It highlights the fact that the pontiff has a major consistency problem in the area of international relations
Tuesday
Red states sue New York for punitive climate change bill
States could be on the hook for as much as $75 billion in fines for emissions going back years
Pope attacks Trump administration over deportations — yet stays quiet on China
‘Worrying about personal, community or national identity… easily introduces an ideological criterion that distorts social life’
Friday
How the legacy media became powerless
The 2024 election seems to sound the final knell for an industry that managed to hang on well past its prime
A tale of two parties
The secret to working a room is to know when you’re in a room that can’t be worked
A symbol of hope for Europe
Trump came to office on January 20 in the strongest possible position
Monday
Spectator story debunking Elon Musk ‘alt account’ theory banned on X
Jacqueline Sweet has also been restricted from posting for thirty days due to a supposed ‘violation’ of the ‘X Rules’
Friday
Will the media carry its snobbery problem into the next Trump era?
Pundits still have a stunning unwillingness to think beyond their Beltway bubble
Monday
The best tech of 2024
Your guide to headphones, phones, cameras, coffee makers and more
Saturday
The Zuck that stole Christmas
How Meta ruined its VR headsets through a botched update
Thursday
Talk radio is perfect prep for being press secretary
The same skills that helped Karoline Leavitt become an instant hit on the radio will serve her well behind a new microphone on the briefing room podium
The new political era
Donald J. Trump is, without a doubt, the most remarkable American politician to hold office since 1945
Saturday
Krugman calls it quits
Is the age of Trump too much for the liberal columnist to bear?
Wednesday
Brett Cooper departs Daily Wire following days of speculation
Reasons for her exit remain murky
Thursday
Is it better to be posh or cool?
The tribes have a lot in common
