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“Be ye men of valour”
Although we have taken a timeout from following the most recent conspiracy theories promoted by Tucker Carlson, we have decried his descent into the gutter of rank anti-Semitism. Every writer, every public figure, every…
What ‘Korematsu v. United States’ teaches about judicial deference to presidential power
The basic facts of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1944 decision in Korematsu v. United States, which upheld President Franklin Roosevelt's wartime internment of Japanese-Americans, are well-known but still worth a sketch.…
Speaking of “diversity”
In the adjacent post I put quotes around the adjective “diverse” in mentioning Thomas Sowell’s “diverse” contributions to the wide range of subjects he has addressed in his books. Is it possible…
Victor Davis Hanson Expands His Daily Signal Partnership
When Victor Davis Hanson joined The Daily Signal as a senior contributor in January, we knew instantly that we were creating something special. Hanson’s daily five-minute videos, concise commentaries on the day’s news, have…
A thirsty evil | Power Line
One doesn’t need to be the Oracle of Delphi to foretell the coming of the vile Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York. It’s almost unbelievable. Mamdani’s father is Mahmood Mamdani, the Herbert Lehman Professor of…
A brief refresher | Power Line
George Stephanoploulos jumped in to put his ignorance on display in this past weekend’s edition of his Sunday gabfest on ABC. Sarah Isgur delivered a brief refresher. Sarah Isgur makes a total fool out of George…
Columbus Day Celebrates Our Civilization
Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all—they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, and culture across the…
Graham St. John’s ‘Strange Attractor’ explores Terence McKenna’s life and ideas
Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna, by Graham St. John, The MIT Press, 548 pages, $35 A large crowd filled the Scottish Rite Temple in downtown Los Angeles to hear the man who first synthesized LSD…
Strange Bedfellows in Our Brewing Wars of Religion
Human nature does not change, history is not over, and while we take peace for granted, ours is an increasingly violent age. The assassination of Charlie Kirk revealed the forming ranks in what looks to be an emerging war of…
Trump Ushers in a Columbus Renaissance—and None Too Soon
“We’re back. Columbus Day. We’re back, Italians. We love the Italians.” That was President Donald Trump on Thursday to his Cabinet as he signed a proclamation to honor Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day, to be celebrated on…
