My Martin Amis FOMO
London literary life in the late 1970s to the late 1980s looks from today like a lost golden age
Society
Thursday
The era of ideological, overreaching and omnipresent government
The faults and weaknesses of civilizations, like those of individuals, become more pronounced as they age
Monday
Washington Post imitates the Babylon Bee
Their follow-up a on the Clooney fundraiser tells the true story of what donors saw
Friday
Candace Owens: ‘France is being run by perverts’
The former Daily Wire host doubles down on Brigitte Macron trans claims
Why?! Prince Harry to get ESPY
Whether or not Harry’s accomplishments measure up to Pat Tillman’s legacy is up for debate
Tuesday
The Washington Post is digging its own grave
Cameron Barr stepped down as managing editor in 2023; now he’s overseeing the coverage of ethical controversies involving senior Post staff
Monday
The space race gets serious
Can the Western private sector give us the edge over China and Russia?
The tantric sex retreat that wasn’t
I could treat the whole thing with bemused Tom Wolfe snarkiness — or keep an open mind and get with the program
The joy of experiencing the Mountain West on horseback
I believe in going horseback for as far and as long as I can
Friday
What the Pope really thinks about frociaggine in the Vatican
‘Francis clearly understands that the Vatican is structurally gay,’ says Frédéric Martel
Wednesday
Joe Biden’s TIME interview: the good the bad and the ugly
‘Everybody, all the bad guys are rooting for Trump, man. Not a joke’
Tuesday
Vivek Ramaswamy thinks he can save BuzzFeed with these three weird tricks
#2 Will Blow Your Mind
Friday
Harrison Butker exposes the media’s blindness
Did any of the commentators even watch the speech?
Thursday
Should you buy a folding phone?
They come at a premium
Wednesday
AI and the new way of war
The killer robots are coming
Should elders be respected?
For the American people, the past is either dead or it is bunk, and the present, being unreformed and highly unsatisfactory, leaves them with only the future to believe in
Tuesday
Johann Hari’s career-long trouble with the truth
A British accent can always help cover a multitude of sins in the American publishing world
Tuesday
What Charles Darwin got wrong
High among David Stove’s antipathies was irrationality in the philosophy of science
Tuesday
Inside the May issue: technology
Is the West ready to face the challenges of advancing technology?
Tuesday
Scientists’ strange offering to the final frontier
We used to name the stars after Greek gods. Now we shoot nudes and dead boomers into the great unknown
