Category: Culture Wars/Current Controversies

FBI Confirms Fingerprint on Rifle Scope Matches Suspect Accused of Trying to Assassinate Trump

BREAKING: Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Assassination of Pro-Israel Conservative Charlie Kirk Utah County prosecutors announced Tuesday they will pursue the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative, pro-Israel activist Charlie Kirk during a campus rally last week. At a Sept. 16 press conference, […]

Above ground and beneath

Tuesday, Week XXXVIII, MMXXV Recently: Does the Chinese Communist Party really control TikTok? Emile Dirks on how it’s just like any other social-media platform—and isn’t. Today: Israel launches its ground offensive into Gaza City. The U.S. strikes a second Venezuelan “drug boat.” American prosecutors charge Charlie Kirk’s suspected […]

Smoke you could click on

Monday, Week XXXVII, MMXXV Recently: Instant interpretations of a terrible crime in America. Military strikes and executive powers in the Caribbean and the Persian Gulf. &c. | The member’s despatch, Week XXXVII. Today: The sale of TikTok has a “framework” with no details. The U.S. demands NATO allies […]

Gamer Radicalism

Gamer Radicalism Plus: The sex scandal mayors, Hasan Piker’s total hypocrisy, lethal injection to clear the streets, and more… LIZ WOLFE Do me a favor and tell the Reason overlords what you really think of Roundup. Truly: your feedback helps us improve this newsletter! (Unless it’s unhinged, in […]

Jewish Emmy Winner Hannah Einbinder Shouts ‘F*ck ICE, Free Palestine’ During Acceptance Speech

“Inside the Bunker: Leaked War-Room Transcripts Expose Israel’s Opening Gambit Against Iran” Channel 13 has obtained and published verbatim transcripts from Israel’s sealed war-room—minutes that capture the tense hours when Jerusalem greenlit the first wave of strikes inside Iran. The raw notes, corroborated by the reporting that surfaced […]

‘Hopefully’

Sponsored by Brooklyn Book Festival Although the opioid crisis is typically associated with the United States, it plagues the other side of the southern border too. “Despite the efforts of activists, the Mexican government refuses even to count the dead,” Dawn Marie Paley writes in the Review’s June 12 issue. President […]

Not as it seemed

Saturday, Week XXXVII, MMXXV Recently: Why are people’s cognitive skills declining? Gloria Mark on how consumer technology is making us more error-prone, more stressed, and less productive. Today: The man in custody for the murder of Charlie Kirk confounds expectations. The U.S. administration claims national self-defense against a retreating boat. […]

The New Mascot of White Supremacy

The New Mascot of White Supremacy   Obviously, I have to start this week’s newsletter by talking about another senseless act of gun violence. On Wednesday, an unidentified teenager shot two of his classmates at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. The gunman then turned the weapon—which […]

Charlie Kirk’s Death | Roundtable

Political activist Charlie Kirk’s tragic and shocking assassination at Utah Valley University on Wednesday has sparked an outpouring of grief, anxiety, and recriminations over how we arrived at this moment. Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Kevin Williamson, David French, and Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle to […]

Americans Are Living in a State of Fear

The murder of Charlie Kirk was the culmination of Americans’ long-brewing fear of political violence. First, political violence expert Rachel Kleinfeld joins Sarah to discuss the ramifications of Kirk’s death on the American body politic, and then Sarah discusses voters’ fears of political violence that we’ve heard through […]

In the dark

Thursday, Week XXXVII, MMXXV Recently: Why is France stuck in political crisis? Matthias Matthijs on the increasing political fragmentation across Europe. Today: The FBI releases photos but still apparently has few answers about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Americans struggle not to reach conclusions. Qatar reconsiders mediation after Israel’s strike […]