Memorable Speech: An Interview with David Yezzi
May 9, 2008 | Bernard ChapinDavid Yezzi on poetry and his latest collection, Azores.
David Yezzi on poetry and his latest collection, Azores.
If we could only evolve to the point in which a large plurality of Caucasians ceased in depicting their peers as racists — which then wrongly convinces millions of “people of color” that their worst fears may be true — then we probably would all get along.
Should fascism come it will arrive with a happy face and a smile, as our Nanny Staters will trample any person or family who gets in the way of their keeping us all safe. A review of Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning.
Let’s let young Americans skip out on rocking the vote this year so they can get back to what they do best: drinking heavily, hooking up, blogging their social lives on myspace.com, and sleeping in.
Steve Moxon on sex differences, the male dominance hierarchy, feminism, the pay gap, and his new book The Woman Racket.
In tearing down all of our customs and traditional institutions in favor of more freedom, we are actually making ourselves less resilient, and our rates of anxiety and depression are soaring. An interview with the author of A Brief History of Anxiety [Yours and Mine].
In my view, neither hedonism nor slavery are acceptable lifestyle choices, but certainly the former is preferable to the latter. A response to Kay Hymowitz.
Normal people don’t fathom the ubiquitous evil of political correctness until their own tongues get sliced off by the teeth of its adversarial chainsaw.
Terry Real tells men, "You can be right or you can be married; what’s more important to you?" A review of The New Rules of Marriage.
Kieran Michael Lalor is an Iraq war veteran running for Congress in New York's 19th Congressional District. Here are his thoughts on the 2008 elections, illegal immigration, the Libertarian Party, and the legacy of George W. Bush.
Humberto Fontova on the Cuban Revolution, post-Castro Cuba, and the coolness of Che Guevara.
Ann Coulter may be the most important conservative in America. A review of If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans.
Since the assassination of John F. Kennedy, many leftists have adopted the view that America — by virtue of its historical crimes — is a land and country in need of punishment. A review of James Piereson's Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism.
Dinesh D'Souza argues that reason, science, and history — the intellectual tools acclaimed by atheists — support the existence of God along with the greatness of Christianity. A review of What’s So Great About Christianity.
The notion that men are shallow, irrational protoplasm is too enticing a precept to forsake.
In his new book, Charlie LeDuff purports to outline the pathological nature of males. A review of US Guys.
According to Edward Klein, the real Katie Couric is aggressive, dominant, manipulative, charming, calculating, obsessed with money, vindictive, egotistical, narcissistic, and fiercely competitive. A review of Katie: The Real Story.
Rowan Scarborough on the politicization of the CIA.
Meet John Bootie, self-described “Ultra Conservative Reaganite.”
Roman Genn on being a cartoonist, creating art, and the former Soviet Union.
Dinesh D’Souza on why they hate us, The Enemy at Home, and the culture war.
John Edwards has normalized the distasteful habit of men obsessing over their grooming and appearance.
David Yezzi on his favorite poets, Tupac Shakur, and the nature of poetry.
The bottom line is that Mr. Hilton’s acerbic treatment of celebrities is exactly what those vapid and intellectually impoverished bonobos deserve.
Mark Steyn on humor, theater, the process of writing, and the Montreal massacre.
With the help of co-author Raoul Felder, Jackie Mason has put together a mostly lighthearted series of vignettes illustrating the schmuckery of 62 persons who have done much to advance the cause of human misery. A review of Schmucks!
Jeremy Lott on virtue, hypocrisy, the culture wars, and his latest book, On Hypocrisy.
John Derbyshire on many things, including “Woman’s Town” in China where women will rule and men obey. Its motto is to be “Women never make mistakes and men can never refuse woman’s requests.”
The Extreme Makeover illustrates Hillary’s unfamiliarity with the virtue of responsibility, and that she is every bit as prolific and stunning a liar as her husband. The junior senator’s personality revolves around a lust for power, a need to control others, and rampant insecurity. Anger and irritability are natural attributes, and but only her […]
America’s true sickness isn’t racism; it’s the evil therapism society tries to interpose upon our relations with others.
More fearless commentators like Ann Coulter — on both the Right and the Left — are precisely what this country needs.
In Indoctrination U, David Horowitz chronicles his speaking tour in support of the Academic Bill of Rights, which prompted protests, pies, and other displays of leftist tolerance.
John O’Sullivan on Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, the war in Iraq, and his latest book.
In her new book The Female Thing, Laura Kipnis argues that it is their own “inner woman,” as opposed to men or a global conspiracy, that acts as the biggest barrier to women realizing the progressive utopia they deserve.
Patricia Pearson on chivalry justice, female violence, and Camille Paglia.
Jim Antle on internet journalism, his personal writing schedule, The American Conservative, and Hillary Clinton in 2008.
Bernard Chapin takes on Professor W.C. Harris, author of "In My Day It Used to Be Called a Limp Wrist: Flip-Floppers, Nelly Boys, and Homophobic Rhetoric in the 2004 US Presidential Campaign."
Most of Patrick J. Buchanan's insights in his new book are obvious, which is rather appalling in light of how irresponsibly they are ignored by our rulers. A review of his new book, State of Emergency.
Carrie Lukas on political correctness, equity feminists, divorcing Uncle Sam, and her new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex and Feminism.
Bruce Bartlett on taxes, the Libertarian Party, and his disillusionment with George W. Bush.