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Armistice Day on the Western Front and in Russia

World War I ended in Russia on March 3, 1918, with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The signatories...

The Case for the Filibuster: A Check on Zeitgeist Impulses

Bob Capano makes an earnest and considerate point in his recent essay, “Trump’s Right: Nuke the Filibuster,” that the Senate...

Amish Population Surpasses 400,000

This year, the number of Amish people in the United States passed the 400,000 mark, according to the Amish Studies...

A Beastly Idea

The Faulty Idealism of the Anti-Wealth Brigade

Twenty-four years after 9/11, New York City elected a 34-year-old whose biography reads like a Marxist coming-of-age novel with a...

Mayor Mamdani: A Victory for Champagne Socialism

In August, Washington Post columnist George Will told HBO host Bill Maher on “Real Time” that he wanted Zohran Mamdani...

How Thomas Sowell Changed Coleman Hughes’s Mind About Human Nature

When Coleman Hughes first opened a Thomas Sowell book, he wasn’t searching for an ideology — he was searching for...

How the BBC Tried to Burn Trump — and Barbecued Itself Instead

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) once fancied itself the gold standard of journalism — the global voice of calm reason...

The Spectator P.M. Ep. 169: Tech Bros Aim to Genetically Modify the ‘Perfect’ Baby

Silicon Valley startup companies like Preventive, Orchid, and Nucleus all share a common goal: giving parents the “perfect” baby. Preventive...

The Spectator P.M. Ep. 168: University Prioritizes Hot Tubs, Steak House, and ‘Life Skills’ Over Traditional Academics

High Point University proclaims itself to be a “premier life skills university” that helps students obtain a job while providing...