What’s the matter with Los Angeles?
How ‘the better city’ has gone from bad to worse
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
June 10, 2025
How Harvard lost America
The college’s main line of defense is old-fashioned snobbery
J.D. Vance: deport Derek Guy
An anonymous menswear X account has generated sympathy to and push-back against his illegal immigration story
June 4, 2025
Gavin Newsom could stop men competing in women’s sports today
Steve Hilton – who is running for California Governor – explains how
June 3, 2025
Are antidepressants making Americans violent?
America has been taking her medicine scrupulously for decades. Instead of making her better, it might well be making everything far worse
How I flouted a cardinal French gardening rule
It’s only a matter of time before some local wag tries to diminish my dominance
The joy of preparing freezer jam
Enjoy summer’s fresh berries — but don’t forget to plan ahead
Why I’m ditching ‘authentic’ travel
In Europe, I’ve felt most tired, hungry and poor – yet also most alive
June 1, 2025
The DoJ is wise to deploy the False Claims Act against colleges
A new day is dawning in academia
May 28, 2025
Trump should ban trans athletes competing against women at the 2028 LA Olympics
The President’s executive order is being ignored by the Olympics
May 23, 2025
DoGE should make ending the opioid crisis its legacy
A new study shows the opioid crisis costs local governments billions, not to mention the tragic trend’s societal toll
May 21, 2025
Forget AI, students are already cheating their way through exams
So long as colleges rely on technology to administer exams, students stay one step ahead
May 20, 2025
Why did Joe Biden stop testing for prostate cancer in 2014?
Further tests may have saved his life
May 19, 2025
Democrats should call for more honesty about Joe Biden’s health
This scandal will do their party no favors in rebuilding institutional trust
May 18, 2025
‘Highly likely’ Biden had prostate cancer diagnosis in the White House
Cancer expert Dr. Steven Quay believes it would constitute malpractice to only get such a diagnosis now
Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis is already being exploited
A new debate is kicking off: is it appropriate to keep discussing the former president’s health?
May 16, 2025
The Ivanka Harvest
The President’s daughter understands the food revolution
May 15, 2025
Anna Peterson’s New York Times article has restored my faith
The fascists at the University of Florida are apparently not very good at their Gestapo-like job
May 8, 2025
The good energy philosophy of Casey Means, Trump’s Surgeon General pick
She is a fervent critic of for-profit medicine and the pharmaceutical industries
The unforgiving history of student loans
They didn’t always dominate the college terrain like a Tyrannosaurus rex
May 6, 2025
NFL in DC is the ultimate lefty YIMBY-NIMBY showdown
Already, the voices of the progressive left are taking a stance in opposition to the return of the Washington franchise to the legendary RFK Stadium site
Kamala chooses the Met Gala over the presidency
She fit in perfectly with the unserious crowd
The Trump administration is giving us excellence, not equity
We may not be in a golden age, but we can see one on the horizon
Wokeism is stifling thought in America’s universities
Unless drastic action is taken, our universities will cease to serve us and our democracy
How Christopher Rufo is changing American education
‘When I go at it in these campaigns, I truly want to win and I want to win in a material way’
Why is intelligence declining?
Over the past 20 years we’ve seen the intellectual degradation of both electorate and elected
We shouldn’t downplay the risks of ADHD medication
Surely there are other – better – ways to help a child who is struggling at school than to accept medication as an easy option
The oyster is your world
What other food could be so eloquent? What other food could communicate so much with so little force?
Tomato-gate: how I reclaimed my garden
Nothing beats befuddling my French garden neighbors each year with ridiculously early, cold-resistant tomatoes