There’s no better Christmas listen than “From Spirituals to Swing”—two jazzy Yuletide concerts from the late 1930s, brought to you by John Hammond and the wise men and women of rhythm.
Published: Dec 24, 2019
“The Impeachment (Warren Hastings; Edmund Burke)” by Thomas Cornell via Wikimedia Commons
Impeachment has revealed a political class, a media, and perhaps most importantly a general public with a poor grasp of constitutional principles. Such political decay means the whole world will be the worse off—because the whole world is still watching.
Marine chaplain Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn’s eulogy at Iwo Jima explained why we owe it to the dead to work to fulfill the promise of American values. A former adviser to the Commandant of the Marine Corps explains why the rabbi’s words are just as important today.
As Russia seeks a deeper integration with Belarus, the masses in Minsk are protesting against a “soft annexation.” It’s time for the West to take notice.
“We survived Pharaoh—we’ll survive this too,” is a common adage in Israel. But the country’s political dysfunction may get worse before it gets better.
The American Interest is pleased to team up with our friend and TAI contributing editor David J. Kramer. TAI will co-sponsor the State of the World 2020 Conference in January in Miami, Florida.
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