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Thinking about War, &c.
On Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George C. Marshall, and more
9 hrs ago • Jay Nordlinger
Rare Days, &c.
On June, character, ideas, ‘attitudinizing,’ moms, and more
Jun 3 • Jay Nordlinger
The Agony of Brazil
A democracy battered from left and right
Jun 2 • Andre Spritzer
Grand Rapids Journal, Part II
Seen, heard, and felt in West Michigan’s capital
Jun 1 • Jay Nordlinger

May 2026

Grand Rapids Journal, Part I
On the capital of West Michigan
May 31 • Jay Nordlinger
Trump and Xi: A One-Sided Affair
The American president swoons over the Chinese dictator.
Published on The Next Move • May 29
Golden Boy from Tennessee
A talk with Lamar Alexander, who has just written his memoirs
May 28 • Jay Nordlinger
38:40
N.Y., N.Y., &c.
On Esperanto, a panelist, a neighborhood, a typo, and more
May 27 • Jay Nordlinger
Professor Mansfield Is In
A talk with the eminent scholar about some political essentials, and extras
May 26 • Jay Nordlinger
33:50
A Ukrainian Political Prisoner in Soviet Times
The life of Petro Ruban relates to the world today.
Published on The Next Move • May 25
A Poem, a Tune, &c.
On fame and immortality; the absurdity of race; writing as performance; and more
May 24 • Jay Nordlinger
Ranking We Will Go
About novels and other things
May 22 • Jay Nordlinger
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