Commentary Every summer, I come with my colleagues from The New Criterion and Encounter Books to Block Island for a few days. This year, we happen to be here on the plumpest day of the year, summer solstice. The guidebooks say that the actual moment occurs at about 2:58 post meridiem this year.   The…

Commentary I thought about writing again about the most scrutinized video clip of the last couple of weeks, that of our Commander in Chief, old Scranton Joe attempting to disentangle himself from his bicycle-turned-octopus. Most of the headlines I saw said that Joe “fell off” his bike. In the clips that I saw, it appeared…

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…