Mary Todd Lincoln, Taken Out of Context
The challenge of staging Oh, Mary! for a British audience
Ideas
The Slow, Inevitable Death of the Bowl Game
For college-football fans, the playoffs are now everything.
A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas
Ukraine sees the future of naval warfare. The White House doesn’t.
Aphoristic Intelligence Beats Artificial Intelligence
It’s not just okay for some things in life to be hard—it’s essential.
To Understand Today’s Left, Remember Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Can the late senator show his party how to win again?
How to Follow the Right Star
The ancient Christmas story of the Magi contains a message that can guide your modern search for happiness.
Stop Defending Bari Weiss
It is impossible to take her actions at face value given the context in which she is operating.
The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates
Race and gender aren’t the only categories that determine who gets special treatment.
What I Lost When I Gave Up My Catholicism
Can the Church bring back the formerly faithful?
Cancel Culture’s Boomerang Effect
How we got to a place where free speech means whatever conservatives want to say