It’s Midge Decter’s Republican Party now
The late neoconservative thinker foresaw the culture wars to come
Jacob Heilbrunn
Jacob Heilbrunn is editor of The National Interest. He lives in Washington DC
Thursday
Monday
Conservatives need to forget about Hungary
Putinism and Orbanism are toxic. It’s time to go West, posthaste
Thursday
Messenger service
First Flight to Tokyo by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers reviewed
Wednesday
Zelensky basks in the world’s spotlight
The Ukrainian president folds his country’s struggle for independence into the American saga
Saturday
It’s time for Germany to stand up to Russia
From our UK edition
In his novel The Loyal Subject, which appeared on the eve of the first world war, Heinrich Mann, the brother of Thomas, satirised Wilhelmine Germany as a hotbed of chauvinistic nationalism. The servile nationalism that Mann mocked could not be further from the ethos of the Federal Republic of Germany today. So pervasive is Germany’s
Friday
How should Biden respond to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?
From our UK edition
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Freddy Gray talks to Jacob Heilbrunn, the editor of The National Interest, about Vladimir Putin’s military action.
Sunday
Sibelius speaks
A new recording of a rare piece by Jean Sibelius is out
Saturday
Biden is ‘convinced’ Putin will invade Ukraine. Is Putin?
From our UK edition
The only thing more sombre than President Joe Biden’s tone at his press conference on Friday afternoon was his funereal ensemble of dark suit and even darker tie. Biden made news with his declaration that the Russian president isn’t havering about invading Ukraine, if he ever really was. Instead, he’s made the decision, we were
Wednesday
Springtime for liberal interventionists
From our UK edition
It’s springtime for liberal interventionism. Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have intended it, but he is doing a good job of revitalising Nato. The organisation was faltering only a few years ago. Now, by threatening Ukraine, Putin is probably extending its lifespan by several more decades, a feat that even the most ardent Atlanticists
Monday
Get with the program
Both in Pittsburgh and Miami, I was struck by the rousing enthusiasm that the symphony and soloists evoked with their temerarious playing
Thursday
Biden’s Capitol speech shows how much he needs Trump
The 45th president offers the 46th a cartoonish enemy that he can rally the nation against
Monday
Style and substance
Réginald-Jérôme de Mans evokes a Parisian world of glittering elegance
Wynton’s works
Wynton Marsalis has not allowed tradition to become self-serving traditionalism
Tuesday
Liz Cheney’s high noon
The neocon ogress finds her voice on the January 6 commission
Thursday
Roy Hargrove doubles up
For anyone looking for a stocking stuffer for the aficionado — or merely the lover — of good music, here it is
Sunday
Steve Bannon’s indictment tightens the noose
The January 6 commission is closing the ring on Trump and his cabal
Monday
Sleep is Joe Biden’s superpower
The president is not the first world leader to know the value of a good nap
Friday
Tucker Carlson goes full truther
Next on Fox News: conspiracy theories about January 6
Monday
Vital Morgan
Lee Morgan was searching for a new musical path forward, following but not retreading the bebop era
Saturday
The ‘Justice for J6’ rally was a total dud
The media hyped it as the next potential Capitol riot but Washington has rarely been more peaceful
