The demise of America has been greatly exaggerated
To be an American is to move ever forward, in pursuit of that ‘more perfect union’
Paywall
Wednesday
Monday
The Disneyfication of the moral universe
Adults have chosen to understand the world through the prism of superheroes, wizards and Jedi knights
Onwards and upwards
American democracy, American power and influence are not dying, and neither are they under threat
Sunday
The sorry history of London’s Hoover Building
Several other Thirties buildings from American firms survive in west London
Bring back small high schools
A school, whether consisting of one room or 20 rooms, ought to embody and reinforce a sense of place
Thursday
But seriously: will Trump refuse to leave?
A big Biden win is the only way to minimize civil strife
Killing time in Thailand
By Day 11, I understand why my windows are sealed shut and why I am not allowed knives
Back to my Toots
Farewell to the father of reggae
Atlas shrugs
The establishment doesn’t think he’s an expert. He disagrees
Wednesday
Booker prized
Notes on a New Orleans professor
Monday
Sensei it again
The return of the Karate Kid
Will we ever know the truth about Russiagate?
Every revelation, though it sheds some local light, actually makes the whole picture murkier
Sunday
The paranoid style in left-wing politics
The reality is that conspiracy theories are now more ubiquitous on the left than they are on the right
Friday
Their Majesties the Presidents
Gimson’s Presidents: Brief Lives from Washington to Trump by Andrew Gimson reviewed
Wednesday
Monumental Mahler
The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910 by Stephen Johnson reviewed
In the soup
An appreciation of cuisine’s kindest course
Morals and mortality
How will we remember the great musicians of the past?
Tuesday
Bring back robber barons
Why can’t Amazon and Facebook do what Carnegie and Rockefeller did?
Ports for any storm
A winery is fortifying New York
Monday
Don’t listen to the health fascists — drink up
If alcohol can be part of a healthy lifestyle, it is difficult to demonize
