Dear Reader (And members of the Remnant everywhere),

My plan was to do something new this week: Write a "news"letter in which the number and ratio of consonants to vowels in each word advanced in accordance with the Fibonacci sequence until, like a pointillist painting, seen from afar this "news"letter would have the definitive take on Scott Pruitt's tactical pants.

But Charles Krauthammer died last night, and I figured I should follow his advice and not change a thing with the Goldberg File.

When Charles first revealed to me that he read the G-File, it filled me with a kind of embarrassed dread, like finding out your father-in-law saw a video montage of your college frat parties, or when your favorite English teacher reads the note you passed to a friend out loud to the whole class. Because, that's sort of how I've always thought about this thing — as a note passed to a friend. If I went into it thinking, "Charles Krauthammer is going to read this" or — the still terrifying — "Is George Will going to read this?" there would be remarkably fewer pull-my-finger jokes, never mind satirical porn titles. (My favorite ...

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Krauthammer's Take on Life Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (And members of the Remnant everywhere), My plan was to do something new this week: Write a "news"letter in which the number and ratio of consonants to vowels in each word advanced in accordance with the Fibonacci sequence until, like a pointillist painting, seen from afar this "news"letter would have the definitive take on Scott Pruitt's tactical pants. But Charles Krauthammer died last night, and I figured I should follow his advice and not change a thing with the Goldberg File. When Charles first revealed to me that he read the G-File, it filled me with a kind of embarrassed dread, like finding out your father-in-law saw a video montage of your college frat parties, or when your favorite English teacher reads the note you passed to a friend out loud to the whole class. Because, that's sort of how I've always thought about this thing — as a note passed to a friend. If I went into it thinking, "Charles Krauthammer is going to read this" or — the still terrifying — "Is George Will going to read this?" there would be remarkably fewer pull-my-finger jokes, never mind satirical porn titles. (My favorite ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Desperate Democrats Dismiss Trump's Executive Order Deroy Murdock The Left continues to calumniate the president for separating families, even after he has ordered a halt. The Supreme Court Just Gave States Power to Tax Online Sales Robert VerBruggen The Supreme Court just gave states power to tax online sales. Congress should have acted to fix this problem before, and it should still act now. Amazon Employees to Bezos: Stop Enabling ICE Mairead McArdle In a letter to their company's CEO, the employees asked Amazon to stop doing business with companies that do work for ICE. ADVERTISEMENT Nonsense and Sensibility Armond White The new Jurassic movie is blah; Visconti's Ludwig, from 1973, sparkles. Off the Shelf: Was It Always Clown World? Michael Brendan Dougherty Michael Brendan Dougherty wonders if future eras will really regard ours as we do the past. Charles Krauthammer, R.I.P. The Editors The death of the Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist is a loss for the country. Democrats Have Zero Tolerance for Solutions to Illegal Immigration David Harsanyi Someone should ask Democrats what kind of undocumented immigrant they believe doesn't deserve de facto asylum. Time Stands by Misleading Cover Photo Jack Crowe A spokesman defended the magazine's decision to feature a photo of a crying toddler who was never separated from her mother on its cover. ADVERTISEMENT Introducing NRPLUS We're 'Plus' for Some Very Good Reasons When you become an NRPLUS member, you join an exclusive National Review community, with benefits that touch the content you receive, your website experience, and ultimately your ability to help shape the conservative conversation. LEARN MORE TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: June 22, 2018 Battle of the Philippine Sea ADVERTISEMENT 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.