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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.
Thursday
Sunday
A fresh assassination of Brett Kavanaugh’s character
Shame, shame on The New York Times and its sweaty minions for abetting the revival of this grotesque calumny
Tuesday
Renoir and the foolishness of chronological snobbery
The latest irony in the spread of ‘cancel culture’ comes courtesy of The New Yorker
Sunday
Emmanuel Macron’s climate change virtue signaling
The French president is addicted to the ecstasy of gratuitous self-righteousness
Saturday
David Koch’s ‘dark money’ was misunderstood
The reflexive reaction to David Koch’s death has overlooked the true nature of his philanthropy
Sunday
The Mooch, Bill Kristol and the NeverTrump quest for relevance
Anthony Scaramucci is a slightly preposterous footnote to the spectacle that is the Trump presidency
Wednesday
The embarrassment of Fredo Cuomo
When in doubt, start shouting about racism and watch your opponents wilt and wither
Thursday
The biggest loser in Wednesday’s Detroit debate was sanity
The insuperable obstacle the candidates faced was the stunning success of Donald Trump’s first three years
Wednesday
The painful, pointless testimony of Robert S. Mueller III
I almost felt sorry for the former special counsel
Wednesday
The white supremacy phantom
Does Donald Trump’s habit of tweaking the commentariat mean he must be impeached?
Wednesday
‘We will no longer deal with him’ was the end of Sir Kim Darroch
Serious people in Britain should focus their attention on discovering the person or persons who leaked the cables
Thursday
The joys of Independence Day in London
The deep currents of enlightened self-interest have for more than two centuries brought the US and UK together
Thursday
A pathetic exhibition of virtue-signaling in Miami
‘Does she know about a thing called money?’, said my 11-year-old daughter
Thursday
Trump’s re-election campaign never stopped
From our UK edition
New York The great ceremonial game of poll dancing is gearing up for its quadrennial orgy. Headlines across the fruited plain bark out numbers and percentages in mystic confabulation. Votaries sway back and forth as the modern magi of the press repeat the results of this contemporary incarnation of taking the auspices. Was any medieval
Friday
Godspeed, Sarah Sanders
The outgoing press secretary was a breath of fresh air
Wednesday
Why Joe Biden can’t win
His initial success is down to the fact he isn’t woke. But he cannot defeat Donald Trump
Monday
Let’s call the Russian collusion ‘hoax’ what it really is
The term ‘hoax’ is wholly inadequate to describe the enormity of the political scandal that was perpetrated against Donald Trump
Thursday
The hounding of Hope Hicks and the desperation of the Democrats
Appearances are not always deceiving, you see
Monday
Justin Amash’s last stand
Where will the rebellious representative be come 2020?
Monday
The doggedness of William Barr
The Democrats won’t give up on impeachment without a fight. Trump and his AG will give them just that
