Roger Kimball is a US columnist for The Spectator, the publisher of Encounter Books and the editor and publisher of the New Criterion.
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What time is it? A bit like the emperor Domitian, Joe Biden seems confused about the time. Warned by an omen that his death would come at midday, Domitian daily pestered people around him with that question, relaxing only after the dreaded hour had passed. Alas, his caution availed him not. One day in September 96
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One of the reasons that Donald Trump is so despised by the beautiful people of America – the people that the New York Times columnist David Brooks memorably evoked when he began a tweet ‘We in the educated class…’ – is that he consorts with so many unbeautiful people: not just working stiffs but B-list entertainers, Nascar
It used to be said that America was a young country, naive, perhaps, but bristling with youthful energy and optimism
Sitting out on a balcony in the afternoon, armed with the Chablis and a bowl of Kalamata olives, I was at peace
The choices we face are often not between good and bad but between bad and worse
Stop attacking Trump, for starters
The deal collapsed under scrutiny from Judge Maryellen Noreika and the threat of future liability
Don’t hold your breath
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Freddy is joined this week by Roger Kimball, editor of the New Criterion to talk about the diminishing power of Ron DeSantis. It wasn’t so long ago he looked like a serious challenger that could beat Donald Trump to the Republican nomination. Where did it all go wrong?
For the FBI and other agencies, going too far has been worth it in the past
He had a plan for his vineyard — and he saw it through
A look at the late Czech novelist’s legacy and philosophy
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‘Trump can’t win,’ say his rivals. What makes them so sure?
‘Trump can’t win,’ say his rivals. What makes them so sure?
Highlights from a merry month
An FBI whistleblower revealed the existence of a bribery scheme that purportedly funneled millions of dollars to the Bidens
He will reprise his blunderbuss with Trump as the target and ultimately be but an afterthought
The GOP contest is between Trump and a half dozen also-rans, including Ron DeSantis
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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
We are living posthumous lives amid the shells of the institutions that once animated our political life
