Dear Reader (Including anyone else who needs to disclose that they're Michael Cohen's client),

When I lived in Prague as a younger man — by which I mean when I was literally younger, not when I creepily went there and just lived "as a younger man" like it was some playacting thing, because that would be weird. Sort of like the time I spent three days in a Baton Rouge motel pretending I was really Martin Van Buren IV, the world's greatest competitive hot-dog eater, after being kicked off the circuit because I was a maverick who played by my own rules.

Where was I? Oh, right. When I lived in Prague, I took a lovely young Czech lady on a date to see The Silence of the Lambs (not a Warren Zevon or Dr. Demento lyric). She was considerably horrified — and even more confused — by this "American movie." At one point, she peeked out from behind the hands covering her eyes (her hands, not mine), and asked in her stilted English syntax, "He thinks it is good to eat people, yes?"

"Yes," I said. "He thinks it is good to eat people."

"Oh," she replied and put her hands back over her eyes.

I bring this up ...

April 20 2018

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Rebels without a Cause Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Including anyone else who needs to disclose that they're Michael Cohen's client), When I lived in Prague as a younger man — by which I mean when I was literally younger, not when I creepily went there and just lived "as a younger man" like it was some playacting thing, because that would be weird. Sort of like the time I spent three days in a Baton Rouge motel pretending I was really Martin Van Buren IV, the world's greatest competitive hot-dog eater, after being kicked off the circuit because I was a maverick who played by my own rules. Where was I? Oh, right. When I lived in Prague, I took a lovely young Czech lady on a date to see The Silence of the Lambs (not a Warren Zevon or Dr. Demento lyric). She was considerably horrified — and even more confused — by this "American movie." At one point, she peeked out from behind the hands covering her eyes (her hands, not mine), and asked in her stilted English syntax, "He thinks it is good to eat people, yes?" "Yes," I said. "He thinks it is good to eat people." "Oh," she replied and put her hands back over her eyes. I bring this up ... Read More Top Stories Anti-Semitism, This Time in Its Islamist Variant, Plagues France Again Qanta A. Ahmed Too few Westerners appreciate that the political ideology that is Islamism is an imposter of the religion that is... Andrew McCabe Report Explodes Republican and Democratic Myths Alike David French Andrew McCabe Report Explodes Republican and Democratic Myths Alike ADVERTISEMENT Godard Mon Amour Recalls Cinema's Passionate Political Past Armond White Even a bad film about Godard, as this one is, introduces people to his... America Is Not As Intolerant As We Make It Out to Be Jonah Goldberg By any objective standard, the U.S. is not the most racist or sexist country in the world. In fact, we've made great... The Real Case of Collusion Michael Barone As Mueller's investigation winds down, evidence is building that the Obama administration colluded to help elect Hillary... A Marquette Professor Fights for His Speech Rights Margot Cleveland He was fired for comments his contract clearly... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading The Holocaust: A New History Laurence Rees "A masterpiece... Rees' best book yet." — Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War "This is by far the clearest book ever written about the Holocaust, and also the best at explaining its origins and grotesque mentality, as well as its chaotic development." — Anthony Beevor, author of Stalingrad LEARN MORE Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: April 20, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: April 19, 2018 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.