A drinker’s diary
Highlights from a merry month
Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball is a US columnist for The Spectator, the publisher of Encounter Books and the editor and publisher of the New Criterion.
Sunday
Tuesday
There’s malarkey aplenty in the Bidens’ shell game
An FBI whistleblower revealed the existence of a bribery scheme that purportedly funneled millions of dollars to the Bidens
Tuesday
Bold prediction: Chris Christie will not be the nominee
He will reprise his blunderbuss with Trump as the target and ultimately be but an afterthought
Friday
Trump’s Hannity ‘town hall’ was a love fest from start to finish
The GOP contest is between Trump and a half dozen also-rans, including Ron DeSantis
Thursday
Twitter troubles weren’t the only problem with DeSantis’s launch
From our UK edition
Free tickets to Disney World: maybe that’s what Ron the aspiring Don should give to the clever staffer who thought of having him announce his candidacy for POTUS on Twitter Spaces. It was only the official announcement, of course. But having him unfold the bulletin on Twitter Spaces, in an unscripted chat with Elon Musk, was supposed to
Sunday
Is America a republic in name only?
We are living posthumous lives amid the shells of the institutions that once animated our political life
What to do when you only have modest wine on hand for a decorous guest
Horace knew what to do: apprise him frankly of what to expect and drop a hopeful hint
Tuesday
John Durham exposes the whole anti-Trump caper
Will those responsible be held accountable? Fat chance
Thursday
Donald Trump ran rings around CNN
Once again, the media industrial complex underestimated the man they love to hate
Saturday
Could the Blinken revelations lead to Biden’s impeachment?
He got fifty or so ‘intelligence’ officials to suggest Hunter’s laptop was ‘Russian disinformation’
Thursday
Is it too late to save America?
Our biggest threat isn’t Russia or China, but our own elite
The Loire Valley is the place for bargain hunters
The Loire is home to a handful of varietals, from Melon de Bourgogne, the grape of Muscadet, to Sauvignon Blanc in Sancerre
Friday
John Kirby’s Clean-Up on Aisle Kabul
The Biden administration has been lying about the evacuation from Afghanistan from the day that it began
Wednesday
The Democrats will come to rue this Trump indictment
There is a dismal circus-like atmosphere to the entire proceeding, a sort of tin-pot reality-TV show that has forgotten it is fiction
Tuesday
The truth comes out about Beijing’s balloon
The Biden administration lied — but is that really a surprise?
Friday
The Trump indictment is a political exercise
Trump does not inhabit the same magic circle of exemption as the Hunter Bidens of the world
A history lesson for Joe Biden
Putin made no move in Ukraine during Trump’s administration. Coincidence?
Monday
Even Biden knows Kamala is useless
She may be a lousy VP, but Joe’s stuck with her
Wednesday
Has Alvin Bragg bungled his case against Trump?
Bob Costello has accused the Manhattan DA of failing to reveal ‘hundreds of pages of exculpatory evidence’
Sunday
How to wine and dine
Wine is only a condiment if your host has blundered in his choice
