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An epidemic of what one might term “goldfish brain” is a much-remarked-upon reality of this historical moment. Last year, the American Academy of Neurology found that Americans are self-reporting troubles with memory and focus at alarming rates, with those under forty most affected. Today’s society suffers from a dearth of focus and recall, and the […] Read Full Article »

Platner Shows Progressives' Working-Class Problem It wasn’t just that the Democrats ignored Platner’s massive flaws. Those flaws were a big part of his appeal, the basis of the mythos they were building around him as a "real man." Read Full Article »

Communism is an evil philosophy. Communist regimes have killed hundreds of millions of people and made millions more live in a police state. But somehow, speaking ill of communism alarms the same journalists who constantly suggest democracy is in peril under President Donald Trump. Authoritarianism is bad -- unless it's communist. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments

Mamdani Is Wealthy, Privileged, and a Racist Victor Davis Hanson lays out how Zohran Mamdani is wealthy, privileged, and a racist, even as he attacks America for its wealth, privilege, and racism. Read Full Article »

The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Midterm Crisis With narrow majorities and little to show beyond one major bill, congressional Republicans risk demoralizing their own voters—and handing Congress back to Democrats. Read Full Article »

Politicians who want to lead populist or anti-establishment movements will often indulge their voters’ most ignorant tendencies out of pure cynicism. But what happens when a strain of bigotry so completely overtakes a political movement that its elected representatives believe the same things as their most extreme voters? Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments

The Bonfire of Open Borders In his 1987 novel The Bonfire of the Vanities , Tom Wolfe lampooned 1980s New York City—including its rampant street crime, self-important bond traders, race hustlers, biased media, and feckless elected officials—in a manner that was both scathing and funny. Read Full Article »

Can you generate a red scare absent actual reds?

The end of another high-profile term makes clear that the justices are far from letting the president do whatever he wants.

Open Borders Fueled Housing Unaffordability The more than 10 million illegal immigrants who flooded into our nation under President Biden’s open-border policies significantly increased housing demand and drove up homeownership costs in America by 30%. Read Full Article »