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IN-DEPTH: Vivek Ramaswamy Sparks Excitement, Skepticism Among New Hampshire Libertarians

LANCASTER, N.H.—As its motto suggests, the “Live Free or Die” state is already pretty friendly to liberty-minded Americans—enough that the Free State Project has enticed scads of libertarians to move there. It’s also one of the few places where a critical mass of Free Staters could influence politics. The population, though fast-growing, remains low, and…


John Robson: Expect More CSIS Leaks Given Blair’s Inadequate Response to Latest Beijing Interference Allegations

Commentary The disintegration continues. The latest revelation about the Trudeau Liberals’ blindness to Chinese election meddling is that then-public safety and emergency preparedness minister Bill Blair took months to grant CSIS a warrant to monitor election activities by former Ontario cabinet minister infamous for his links to communist China. And they still have no idea…


Desperate Times

When I recently opened a book of meditations given me by a friend, this line jumped at me from the page: “Desperation is better than despair.” At first, this comparison confused me, as both desperation and despair seem synonyms for hopelessness. But as I thought it over, the distinction between the two became clear to…


Profiles in History: Clare Boothe Luce: Charm, Wit, and Political Wisdom

At the age of 10, the father of Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987), William Boothe, left her and her mother, Anna Clara Snyder, and brother, David, to fend for themselves. The family moved back to New York City, where for two years Luce worked stage plays to help her mother pay the bills. At 12, the…


Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Manhattan

While it’s certain this cocktail came from New York’s most famous borough—as opposed to the Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, or Staten Island cocktails—there are varying specifics. Creation credit often goes to Dr. Iain Marshall, who, in 1874, allegedly mixed one up on behalf of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden at a party at the Manhattan Club…


In the Classroom with Clio: A Review of ‘1942: Winston Churchill and Britain’s Darkest Hour’

On February 15, 1942 the city of Singapore fell to the Japanese. Fifty-five thousand British and Australian troops were taken captive. Of the 45,000 Indian troops allied with them, some 40,000 took up an offer to join the Indian National Army, created by the Japanese to fight against the British. This was the largest military…


The Art of Giving (and Receiving) Criticism

Everybody’s a critic. The shopper in the produce department of the grocery store gently squeezes an avocado, testing for ripeness. The 5-year-old wants his dad to read “Winnie-the-Pooh” at bedtime instead of “Where the Wild Things Are.” We bring a critical eye to all sorts of stuff every single day, usually without much thought and…


Book Review: 2020’s ‘The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz’

Dec. 7, 1941 marks the date when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor ushering the United States into World War II. As much as this date is cemented into the World War II history of the United States and, hopefully, in the minds and hearts of most Americans, best-selling author Erik Larson takes readers on a compelling…


5 Ways to Deal With Despair

Despair can be a killer. As an example, drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 25 percent from May 2020 through April 2021, sending more than 100,000 Americans to the grave. Whatever sparked this rise in casualties, we can rest assured that most of those who died were living without confidence or faith in the…


Learning Isn’t Confined to Schools

A lot of folks continue their education after leaving school. Doctors, attorneys, nurses, computer programmers, and many others enroll in continuing education courses, attend seminars, and subscribe to professional journals to keep abreast of changes in their chosen fields. Several individuals I know in such trades are avid readers of magazines giving them new ideas on improving their work…