Dear Reader (Especially the RedState Diaspora),

One of my great peeves is people who perform magic tricks on dogs. The beasts don't think, "Wow! How did he do that?" They think, "Nummy treat vanish! Why? I was good." But we can talk about that another time.

Another, lesser peeve is the term "science fiction." The term makes it sound like the emphasis is on science — the gadgets, technology, etc. And there's obviously some truth to that. For a long time, the preferred term was "scientific romance" — but I don't think that's much better, even though it made more sense at the time. The genre we call "science fiction" began, by most accounts, with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Science was still this relatively new and bewildering thing, which had only recently — and still only partially — split off from magic in the Western mind.

If you've read my new book (or to be fair, many other books, beginning ...

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The Great Divide Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Especially the RedState Diaspora), One of my great peeves is people who perform magic tricks on dogs. The beasts don't think, "Wow! How did he do that?" They think, "Nummy treat vanish! Why? I was good." But we can talk about that another time. Another, lesser peeve is the term "science fiction." The term makes it sound like the emphasis is on science — the gadgets, technology, etc. And there's obviously some truth to that. For a long time, the preferred term was "scientific romance" — but I don't think that's much better, even though it made more sense at the time. The genre we call "science fiction" began, by most accounts, with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Science was still this relatively new and bewildering thing, which had only recently — and still only partially — split off from magic in the Western mind. If you've read my new book (or to be fair, many other books, beginning ... Read More Top Stories Two New Candid French Films Make an Art of Introspection Armond White Catch the Wind and Let the Sunshine In remind viewers what complex characters look... Social Security Paid Leave: Let's Have an Honest Discussion of the Trade-offs Carrie Lukas Social Security Paid Leave: Let's Have an Honest Discussion of the Trade-offs ADVERTISEMENT Judges for the #Resistance Rich Lowry Here is an unelected branch of government overstepping its constitutional bounds to frustrate a core priority of the... The Harry Potter Era Begins on Broadway Kyle Smith Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opens this week, may mark a turning point in the evolution of American... Don't Fear Moscow. Marginalize It. Marc C. Johnson Calling Putin's bluff will reveal that he doesn't have much of a hand to... China's Xi Jinping, Master Illusionist Therese Shaheen He strives to keep the world focused on the illusion of strength. The U.S. must recognize the reality: Chinese... 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 China Auto Show Cartoons of the Day: April 27, 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.