Imagine being called at 9p and being asked to sub in for another performer for an afternoon concert the next afternoon in front of 2000 people. It sounds daunting, but imagine that you had played the piece in concert just a few weeks before. Less daunting. Now imagine you get on stage, and the orchestra …
David Frisk reviews Lawrence Perelman’s American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character for Law and Liberty. He writes that the book is “a gem, richly insightful on two of Buckley’s deepest qualities—his love of classical music and generosity as a mentor.” It’s the story of how Perelman came to meet …
Up today on Words & Numbers, Antony Davies and I are joined by Clark Neily, Senior Vice President for Legal Studies at the Cato Institute, to discuss the weaponization of the Department of Justice, and what that might mean moving forward. The thing you can bet on is that whatever the Trump administration does with …
Few people seem interested in learning. Many prefer cheering. Americans in 2025 are, in important respects, less knowledgeable about the world and about themselves than Americans were in 1925. Or 1825.
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