Posts by Swedan Margen
The New York Times’ Love Affair with China | National Review
Reflexively favorable coverage for communist regimes has been the Gray Lady’s default for a century now. Source link
Read MoreHow Bad Is Plagiarism, Really?
From ancient Rome to the era of A.I., people have prized originality, but the line where influence ends and cribbing begins is notoriously blurry. Source link
Read MoreA Good Day’s Work for Grandma Moses and the Smithsonian | National Review
Its American art museum interprets a Yankee original, keeping woke hysterics to a minimum. Source link
Read MoreThe Self-Radicalization Canard | National Review
Terrorists aren’t just ‘made in the USA.’ The sharia supremacist worldview is the driving force. Source link
Read MoreSofia Coppola Stays in the Shallow End with the New Marc Jacobs Documentary
In the show notes handed to audience members at Marc Jacobs’s Fall/Winter 2026 presentation, at New York’s Park Avenue Armory in early February, the designer included a section titled Credits and Receipts. The list included entries like “Yves Saint Laurent Couture 1965,” “Prada Spring/Summer 1996,” and “Stüssy.” It also named a number of Jacobs’s own…
Read MoreThe Israel Hoax | National Review
The isolationist right is convinced that President Trump is waging the Iran War on Israel’s behalf. Source link
Read MorePentagon’s Anthropic bashing rekindles Silicon Valley’s resistance to war
Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon has sparked some soul-searching in Silicon Valley that could reshape the tech sector’s complicated relationship with war and the White House. Anthropic is the San Francisco-based startup behind the chatbot Claude and some of the most powerful AI on the market. In its negotiations with the military,…
Read More“DTF St. Louis” Peers Into the Suburban Male Psyche
Starting in 2017, Bateman played Marty Byrde, an accountant turned cash launderer for a ruthless Mexican cartel, in “Ozark,” arguably his signature role. The show is lit in wan grays and murky browns—this has, over the years, become an irritating Netflix cliché, but, in the case of “Ozark,” the coloristic choice really works. Marty becomes…
Read MoreThe Pre-War World Is Gone | National Review
So far, the data do not suggest that Republicans lack the stomach for challenging the status quo in the Middle East. Source link
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Should Let States Run Their Elections | National Review
Election administration has been — and should be — a core responsibility of the states. Source link
Read MoreThe Coalition Car Is on a Crash Course | National Review
Sure, take the wheel. Source link
Read MoreIsrael Didn’t Make Us Do It | National Review
If his theories about Israel are the baseless suppositions Joe Kent took into public service, Americans should be gratified by his departure. Source link
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