Americans, London needs you
I wonder if London — or any of the great cities — will ever be the same again?
Lockdown
Thursday
Monday
A lament for Washington DC (no, seriously)
A certain post-apocalyptic milieu prevails throughout the nation’s capital
Wednesday
Is New York coming back?
P.J. Clarke’s is open again, the masks are off, the brews are cold, the regulars are back
Thursday
Donald McNeil described Americans as ‘selfish pigs’ in email to Fauci
The then-New York Times science writer compared us unfavorably to the average Chinese who ‘behaved incredibly heroically’
Monday
School closures on trial
For more than a year now the young have borne the burden when their elders freaked out over COVID
Tuesday
A letter from Canada: we’re handling COVID worse than you
The situation feels worse now than it did at the outset of the pandemic
Monday
The rise of the Joels
Men can be just as totalitarian, petty, shrewish, haranguing and busybodied as women
Wednesday
Made of honor: the complexities of a COVID wedding
Attention-shy couples can elope guilt-free, while bridezillas get to be bossier than ever
Thursday
Three cheers for federalism!
We should defer to the states more often
Tuesday
How to overcome the new fear of flying
With few exceptions, almost every single person tried to talk us out of going
Sunday
The mask is slipping, Dr Fauci…
He’s a cable-news star first and a scientist second
Wednesday
Glory Hallelujah for Texas!
Gov. Greg Abbott takes a calculated gamble on we, the people against the experts
Monday
Stop Andrew Cuomo’s war on restaurants
The governor’s moronic policies do not follow the science
Thursday
Christmas single
Dating in a pandemic is no picnic
Tuesday
Following Cuomo’s numbers
The data confirms whatever the governor says it does
A morning in a diner with Michigan’s COVID rebels
At one point, a biker in a Trump mask briefly pops in, sees the full house and leaves a generous tip
Monday
Every business is essential
The powerful and the famous are lining up against everyday people losing their livelihoods
Friday
The Spectator’s Books of the Year 2020
The Spectator’s writers and friends recommend the best books, richest reads and most pandemical page-turners of 2020
Monday
What the books in our Zoom backgrounds really say about us
The background has overtaken the foreground as a measure of who we are
Friday
Mixed grain salad with roasted red peppers: the perfect lockdown lunch
Mixed grains make a great alternative to plain rice
