Letter from Washington — From the March 2019 issue
No Joe!
Joe Biden’s disastrous legislative legacy
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Letter from Washington — From the March 2019 issue
Joe Biden’s disastrous legislative legacy
Essay — From the September 2018 issue
Unions must either demand a place at the table or be part of the meal
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Will the 9/11 case finally go to trial?
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America’s long struggle with affirmative action
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Letter from Japan — From the April 2017 issue
Tokyo’s painful exclusion of immigrants
Readings — From the January 2017 issue
Cost of renting a giant panda from the Chinese government, per day:
A recent earthquake in Chile was found to have shifted the city of Concepción ten feet to the west, shortened Earth’s days by 1.26 microseconds, and shifted the planet’s axis by nearly three inches.
An eight-foot minke whale washed ashore on the Thames, the third beaching of a dead whale on the river in two months.
At Ivanwald, men learn to be leaders by loving their leaders. “They’re so busy loving us,” a brother once explained to me, “but who’s loving them?” We were. The brothers each paid $400 per month for room and board, but we were also the caretakers of The Cedars, cleaning its gutters, mowing its lawns, whacking weeds and blowing leaves and sanding. And we were called to serve on Tuesday mornings, when The Cedars hosted a regular prayer breakfast typically presided over by Ed Meese, the former attorney general. Each week the breakfast brought together a rotating group of ambassadors, businessmen, and American politicians. Three of Ivanwald’s brothers also attended, wearing crisp shirts starched just for the occasion; one would sit at the table while the other two poured coffee.