Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”
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Stillbirth of a Meme, With a Brief Cadenza on ‘Lawfare’
I suspect that the effort to weaponize the word ‘felon’ (or ‘convicted felon’) is going to have a hard time getting traction.
Annals of the Art World: Everything Old Is New Again
Some modern artists pretend to be “challenging” or “transgressing” conventional boundaries, but all such boundaries were long ago erased.
Is Utilitarianism Useful?
To the extent that we see ourselves as moral creatures—whose lives are bounded by an ideal of freedom—utilitarianism presents itself as a version of nihilism.
A Healing Zephyr of a Book
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that a book containing instructions on how to make catapults was published today, the high noon of nannydom.
The Lessons of Culture
Culture is a precious inheritance, immeasurably more difficult to achieve than to destroy, and, once destroyed, almost irretrievable.
Iran and the Element of Insanity
The Islamic Republic of Iran has never been anything but clear in its aims. ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel.’
Of Policy Disagreements and Appeasing Hitler: Israel and Ukraine Edition
In a recent article for The Hill, David Cameron explained what his country cousins must do to appear civilized in the sophisticated courts of Europe.
Optics
I have been thinking about optics lately. For example, what were the optics of Joe Biden’s fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York last week?
Does the Constitution Matter?
A constitution is a guarantor of the general welfare only so long as its provisions are publicly acknowledged and adhered to.
