The Vicky Osterweil delusion
In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action by Vicky Osterweil reviewed
Ben Sixsmith
Sunday
Monday
How we settle political disagreements in our family
‘Only later, when the children are in bed, do we squabble in hushed tones about Joseph de Maistre or the Russian Civil War’
Thursday
Cuckoo Q: are the QAnon crowd as crazy as they seem?
Where we go one, we go off the deep end
Tuesday
In many ways, Andrew Cuomo is just a metaphor
In his DNC address, the New York governor was more interested in what sounds right than what is right
Thursday
Sarah Cooper isn’t funny
Her lip-syncing videos elicit a lot of what Donald Glover called ‘clapter’. That’s not really comedy
Wednesday
Rich people are struggling during COVID, too
The average age in the Hamptons has to be well over 50 so the Hinge market was a disappointment
Friday
The allure of child trafficking conspiracy theories
Why the hysteria is worth challenging
Tuesday
Kanye West and the uncancelables
It’s hard not to admire people who get rich and say whatever they want
Thursday
Thank you, Ron Johnson!
No more will the tyranny of extra federal holidays threaten the United States
Tuesday
Viral justice and the demented war on Karens
In practice, calling someone a Karen is just an excuse to abuse a middle-aged woman
Friday
Conservatives talk about cancel culture too much
The right has never managed to adapt to not being the establishment
Monday
I hate the Nineties
The Nineties began in hope but ended in disaster
Thursday
In defense of CHAZ
For radical leftists to establish their own territory is, frankly, refreshing
Tuesday
What makes Joe Rogan so successful?
No single factor explains it
Wednesday
Who’s afraid of the boogaloo?
Incitements to civil war, no matter how ironic, can be troubling. But state overreactions to perceived extremists tend to be worse
Wednesday
The ‘new normal’ in a time of coronavirus
With virtual reality we can not only visit London, New York and Paris, but make them better
Friday
An autopsy of the Intellectual Dark Web
Two years on from Bari Weiss ’ s New York Times essay, there are still several unanswered questions
Tuesday
Dave Rubin’s ode to the so-called ‘independent thinker‘
Don’t Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason by Dave Rubin reviewed
Wednesday
Dispatches from the Nerd-Hack war
The conflict between tech bros and journos rages on
Wednesday
Burn in Hell, Steak-umm
Surely they are the last brand from whom to take lectures about ‘health’ and ‘compassion’
