Week in Review: Freedom Isn’t Free

Editor's Note: As part of National Review Institute's End-of-Year Appeal, NRI fellows are sharing words of wisdom and inspiration. Today, David French explains NRI's mission as a conservative institution in our shared culture. In that spirit, we encourage you to find out more about the Institute's Buckley Legacy...

December 24 2017

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Freedom Isn't Free David French Editor's Note: As part of National Review Institute's End-of-Year Appeal, NRI fellows are sharing words of wisdom and inspiration. Today, David French explains NRI's mission as a conservative institution in our shared culture. In that spirit, we encourage you to find out more about the Institute's Buckley Legacy... READ MORE The Iran Echo Chamber Smears Politico Matthew Continetti Nothing has been more tedious over the last year than the constant reminders that good journalism is "now more important than ever." The implication, of course, is that solid, groundbreaking... At Year's End, Conservatives Are Winning the GOP Civil War David French In the days after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States, a number of friends asked me what concerned me the most about a Trump presidency. The... ADVERTISEMENT Dear Democrats, Ownership Isn't Theft David French I'm starting to think that all too many Democrats believe that private citizens and private corporations don't actually own their private income or their private property. Otherwise, how can... Christmas Lessons from California Victor Davis Hanson Rarely has such a naturally rich and scenic region become so mismanaged by so many creative and well-intentioned people. In California, Yuletide rush hours are apparently the perfect time for... Spielberg Rides Politics' Slippery Slope Armond White 'Stop watching the news" is the savvy advice Morrissey sings on his politically oriented, recently released album. He then explains: "Because the news contrives to frighten you / To make you... Bright Is a Christmas Blockbuster — on Netflix Kyle Smith 'I'm gonna finish my coffee and go kill the fairy," Will Smith says at the outset of the new movie Bright, and you know you're in for something a little different when the jaded LAPD officer he... ADVERTISEMENT Ten Restaurants That Changed America Paul Freedman 'Impeccable . . . . The culinary and cultural journey Mr. Freedman has taken us on demonstrates the abiding qualities in our society ― its openness to new sources and sourcing, its diversity, its restlessness with the same old thing, its capacity for reinvention and assimilation ― all of which bode well for the future of America's restaurants and its cuisine.' — Martin Rubin, Washington Times LEARN MORE Photos of the Week Winter is Coming ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.