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May 6, 2026
My Converstion with Tepper in TOAR
A recent discussion I had with Aryeh Tepper has just appeared in The Omni-American Review. It is titled: “Deep Listening in a Chaotic Soundscape: Thinking about Music with Dan Asia.” I sometimes speak on the relationship between Judaism and Classical Music. I often start with the following comment: I only have three small goals. The
Read moreApril 25, 2026
Krannawitter on Thomas
Polyhymnia Senior Fellow Thomas L. Krannawitter gives his thoughts on Clarence Thomas’s recent speech on progressivism and the Declaration of Independence, and the sad, predictable response by the mainstream media. You can find it right here: https://tkrannawitter.substack.com/p/irreconcilable-differences
Read moreApril 24, 2026
First In Freedom
April 12 marks the 250th anniversary of a largely forgotten but significant date in American history. On this date in 1776, the Fourth Provincial Congress of North Carolina met in Halifax and unanimously passed a measure instructing its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote to declare independence from Great Britain. With the Halifax Resolves,
Read moreApril 23, 2026
Words & Numbers Episode 502: Us v, Them
On this episode of Words & Numbers, Polyhymnia’s James R. Harrigan and Senior Fellow Antony Davies take a hard look at partisanship and what people believe. They conclude that it is not a matter of left v. right, nor is it Democrat v. Republican. It’s the ruling class v. all of the rest of us.
Read moreApril 22, 2026
Onward & Upward: The Rule of Law
Polyhymnia Senior Fellow Jay Nordlinger interviews Gregg Nunziata, the executive director of SRL—the Society for the Rule of Law. Nunziata worked in the Justice Department. And for the Senate Judiciary Committee. And for the Senate Republican Policy Committee. And for Senator Marco Rubio. And so on. He was in the heart of the Republican legal
Read moreApril 21, 2026
Words & Numbers, Ep. 501
After a four-week hiatus, Polymnia’s @JamesRHarrigan and Senior Fellow @antonydavies are back with episode 501 of Words & Numbers, wherein they think about four weeks’ worth of backed-up nonsense, President Trump’s leaning all over the Supreme Court during oral arguments of the birthright citizenship case, Congress’s abdication of its constitutional duties, the newly created “Guindex,”
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