There Once Were Giants
How the Hollywood Western stood tall against the triumphs of Progressivism.
by John Marini
Essays
There Once Were Giants
How the Hollywood Western stood tall against the triumphs of Progressivism.
Bobo Virtue and the Future of Liberty
The new Bourgeois Bohemian sets the popular tone, but he cannot and should not lead.
Here’s the Rest of Him
Historians and biographers have missed the full significance of Ronald Reagan's Hollywood life.
The Peace Process Is Dead. Let’s Bury It
The end of the Oslo Accords and the future of American policy.
Book Reviews
The Hunt For Big Tobacco
The cloak-and-dagger tale about David Kessler's pursuit of evidence against Big Tobacco, which would justify the regulation of cigarettes.
Ariel Sharon’s Dilemma
Israel has never lost a battle. Nor has it ever won a war.
The Darwinian Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes
The ghost of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. hovers over modern American law.
Three Generations of Liberalism Are Enough
Using his own family history, George Packer tries to understand and defend liberalism.
Tom Sowell in Practice and Theory
Sowell's stature must be attributed to his ability to bring light where there is darkness and logic where there is confusion to public policy in general and economics in particular.
The Art of War and Self-Deception
Two new books dispense with the pundits' conventional wisdom about China and cast a critical light on the current state of U.S.-Sino relations.
Freedom Fighters
Hanson's remarkable book argues that, on rare occasions, "there can be a soul, not merely a spirit, in the way men battle."
The Weakest Link
Gender, equality, and the American military
Rebels Without a Cause
When will the rock 'n' roll rebels at the New York Times ever learn?
A Stroll Down Gin Lane
We wanted to assemble a distinguished panel of experts to rate the best gins. But that proved too difficult, so we did it ourselves.