Dear Reader (But not Allegra Budenmayer, may she rot in Hell),

Some of you may recall that my favorite essay by the late Tom Wolfe is "The Great Relearning." The essay was about the Summer of Love and how it was followed by what you might call "the Autumn of Gonorrhea" (a chapter title in an early draft of Bill Clinton's memoirs, I'm told). Wolfe writes:

1968, in San Francisco, I came across a curious footnote to the psychedelic movement. At the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic there were doctors who were treating diseases no living doctor had ever encountered before, diseases that had disappeared so long ago they had never even picked up Latin names, diseases such as the mange, the grunge, the itch, the twitch, the thrush, the scroff, the rot. And how was it that they had now returned? It had to do with the fact that thousands of young men and women had migrated to San Francisco to live communally in what I think history will record as one of the most extraordinary religious ...

July 20 2018

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A New World Disorder Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (But not Allegra Budenmayer, may she rot in Hell), Some of you may recall that my favorite essay by the late Tom Wolfe is "The Great Relearning." The essay was about the Summer of Love and how it was followed by what you might call "the Autumn of Gonorrhea" (a chapter title in an early draft of Bill Clinton's memoirs, I'm told). Wolfe writes: 1968, in San Francisco, I came across a curious footnote to the psychedelic movement. At the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic there were doctors who were treating diseases no living doctor had ever encountered before, diseases that had disappeared so long ago they had never even picked up Latin names, diseases such as the mange, the grunge, the itch, the twitch, the thrush, the scroff, the rot. And how was it that they had now returned? It had to do with the fact that thousands of young men and women had migrated to San Francisco to live communally in what I think history will record as one of the most extraordinary religious ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Denzel, Separate and Unequal: An Investigation Armond White A movie star's elegy to African-American activism highlights the mysterious disappearance of the black public intellectual. Putin Is Obsessed with the Magnitsky Act. Does Trump Understand? Mona Charen Putin's suggestion that the U.S. hand over Bill Browder was audacious. That Trump entertained the request was craven. Schumer, Pelosi Warn against Second Trump Meeting With Putin Mairead McArdle Minority Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have both blasted the White House's proposal for a second meeting between the two presidents in Washington. ADVERTISEMENT De Blasio's War on Ordinary New Yorkers Kyle Smith New York's city council and mayor unite to make Airbnb rentals unaffordable, thus depriving residents of income and potential visitors of lodging options. Junk the Auto Tariffs The Editors These tariffs would be legally dubious and represent another blunderbuss shot at international trade. We hope Congress marshals something beyond symbolic opposition to the tariffs. Don't Dismiss NATO's Faraway Members Rich Lowry Russia must have a westernmost boundary, enforced by a defensive alliance of like-minded Western democracies; otherwise Putin will be tempted to act yet again on his open musings about creating a greater Russia. Get a Grip, Democrats David Harsanyi Drawing parallels between Nazis and Trump is the absolute pinnacle of juvenile silliness. White House 'Not Considering Supporting' Putin's Ukraine-Referendum Proposal Mairead McArdle Putin reportedly proposed that Trump back a referendum on the future of eastern Ukraine, which has been at war since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: July 19, 2018 Famous Faux Faces 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.