Making Sense of the Mess

Rutu Modan, who designed and drew our blossoming Spring Books cover, is an Israeli graphic novelist and artist who lives in Tel Aviv with her family. I first met her at the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival, where we were both on a panel to discuss our graphic […]

Disney CEO takes no prisoners

April 8, 2023 Hello, Insiders. It’s the weekend! We’ve got a packed edition for you today, so we’ll get right to it. Here’s what we’re covering: Disney chief Bob Iger is taking no prisoners. Dogs owners are feeding their dogs cheap pills to help them live longer. Some […]

4/8/23: Saagar Reacts To Las Vegas Shooter Docs, Fired Starbucks Union Organizer Alexis Rizzo, Boomers HomeBuying Bonanza, Pentagon Claims SVB Bailout National Security Interests, James Li On Billionaires

Krystal and Saagar discuss the FBI releasing documents about the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Shooter, we’re joined by Alexis Rizzo a Starbucks Union Organizer who was fired days after Howard Shultz’s testimony, Boomers going on a HomeBuying frenzy, Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) and Daniel Boguslaw (@DRBoguslaw) look into how […]

Will Trump end up in prison?

Krystal Kyle & Friends 19 hr ago Let’s get into it: Where is Donald Trump’s criminal case going? As of early this week, he’s been indicted on allegations of falsification of business records, setting a record as the first president charged with a crime. Now that he’s been […]

Michael Lind On Populism And Elites

He’s one of a kind in his intellectual idiosyncrasies and consistency. 4 hr ago (We’ll be back next Friday with the usual Weekly Dish, alongside another Dishcast and window contest, after this Easter weekend.) Michael, an old friend and acquaintance, is a writer and academic. He’s taught at […]

The Craziest Friday Ever

On staying at Substack, and leaving Twitter, I guess Matt Taibbi 3 hr ago Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. Since being able to share my articles is a primary reason I use Twitter, I was alarmed and asked what was going […]

4/7/23: Medhi Hasan Debates Matt Taibbi, Ukraine War Plans Leak, Blackrock Paris Stormed By Protests, TN Dems Expelled, RFK Jr, Taiwan Mccarthy, China Saudi Arabia, Trump Indictment

Ryan and Emily discuss the confrontation between Mehdi Hasan and Matt Taibbi over The Twitter Files, Ukraine War plans leaking over social media, Blackrock Paris is stormed by French protestors, Tennessee Democrats expelled from House for participating in gun control protests, RFK Jr announces his run for presidency […]

Nothing to see here

The latest in Main Street conservative news View this email in your browser Dear Reader,We call this Friday Good. The offices of The American Conservative are closed today as we remember Christ’s Passion and look forward to celebrating his Resurrection. Assistant editor John Hirschauer has written a reflection […]

How the Deep State Took Down Nixon

Nathan Pinkoski April 6, 2023 Photo: AP In conventional histories, Richard Nixon’s impeachment is remembered as a triumph of good government. Nixon is viewed as a corrupt politician whose unconstitutional schemes threatened the republic, while his opponents are seen as defenders of the Constitution. This narrative, written by […]

Eat Me, MSNBC

Reviewing the last six years at the network that claims now to be concerned with integrity and accuracy: Matt Taibbi 6 hr ago I’m going to be interviewed on MSNBC today by Mehdi Hasan, the author of a book called Win Every Argument. I’m looking forward to it […]

4/6/23: Maddow Refuses To Broadcast Trump Live, Petrodollar Collapsing, Ukraine Open To Negotiations, West Admits Nordstream Coverup, Trump Major Cash Flow, NPR Labeled US State Media, Don Lemon’s Psycho Behavior, Feds Inside Proud Boys, Millions Flee Coastal Cities, New Chicago Mayor

Krystal and Saagar discuss Rachel Maddow refusing to broadcast Trump’s speech live, the Petrodollar collapsing with new China deals, Ukraine open to negotiating with Russia, the West admitting the Nordstream bombing coverup, Russia’s dire warning after Finland officially joins NATO, Trump swamping the competition in fundraising dollars, Twitter […]

Ex-Urbia

By Joel Kotkin “Town and country must be married and out of this joyous union will spring a new hope, a new life, a new civilization.” — Ebenezer Howard, 1898” All cities must evolve over time. Those that fail to do so end up, at best, like Venice, […]

Environmentalists Are China’s Useful Idiots

By Joel Kotkin In his drive to achieve absolute power, Vladimir Lenin could count on Western progressives and opportunist executives to serve as “useful idiots.” Today’s most prominent Communist, China’s Xi Jinping, can count on similar help, this time from the West’s environmentalist, corporate elites. Nowhere is this […]

The New Great Game

By Joel Kotkin The Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is widely seen as a sign of a reinvigorated alliance of democracies against authoritarianism. Even historically anti-war publications like the Guardian speak volubly about the West’s heroic “defense of liberty.” Raising concerns about petty issues like […]

The Rich Are Eating Themselves

By Joel Kotkin Beware of plutocrats bearing gifts. The annual clown show at Davos epitomises how today, the global elites have embraced an unholy trinity of ‘progressive’ doctrines: climate-change apocalypticism, a belief in systemic racism and racial ‘equity’, and radical gender ideology. The super-rich hope that by genuflecting […]

Race and State

By Joel Kotkin The upcoming ruling by the US Supreme Court on racial preferences is certain to ignite yet another divisive debate about whether or not a person’s ethnic heritage should determine their treatment by the state and major institutions. After steady progress towards “race-blind” governance, the notion […]