Dear Reader (Even those of you who didn't seem to notice or care that I failed to file this "news"letter on Friday),

So I'm sitting here at Gate C6 at O'Hare waiting for my flight home. I am weary, pressed for time, in desperate need of a shower, and filled with a great sense of dread for the work ahead of me, sort of like the stripper with an hour left on the clock realizing that Eddy "Sweaty Sponge" Spaluko just walked in from his job draining Porta-Potties.

Meanwhile, a few minutes ago (which would actually make it erstwhile), I saw a man eating a pre-made salad — no doubt put together in some giant salad sweatshop outside Cicero, Ill. He dropped a crouton, covered in so much dressing it looked like some strange sea creature that exudes creamy ranch as a defense mechanism against predators.

When the crouton hit the blue airport carpeting, time slowed to a crawl, the background sounds of a busy airport vanishing as if the Almighty Himself had hit the mute button. The man picked it up barehanded, unconcerned by the squid-ink defenses of this soaked bread product. He looked around, mouthed something I can only assume was a ...

October 14 2018

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A Free People Must Be Virtuous Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Even those of you who didn't seem to notice or care that I failed to file this "news"letter on Friday), So I'm sitting here at Gate C6 at O'Hare waiting for my flight home. I am weary, pressed for time, in desperate need of a shower, and filled with a great sense of dread for the work ahead of me, sort of like the stripper with an hour left on the clock realizing that Eddy "Sweaty Sponge" Spaluko just walked in from his job draining Porta-Potties. Meanwhile, a few minutes ago (which would actually make it erstwhile), I saw a man eating a pre-made salad — no doubt put together in some giant salad sweatshop outside Cicero, Ill. He dropped a crouton, covered in so much dressing it looked like some strange sea creature that exudes creamy ranch as a defense mechanism against predators. When the crouton hit the blue airport carpeting, time slowed to a crawl, the background sounds of a busy airport vanishing as if the Almighty Himself had hit the mute button. The man picked it up barehanded, unconcerned by the squid-ink defenses of this soaked bread product. He looked around, mouthed something I can only assume was a ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Prudence Is the Right Response to the Khashoggi Affair Matthew Continetti A journalist's disappearance endangers the anti-Iran alliance. A Terrible College Case Shows the High Cost of 'Believe Women' David French There is no substitute for evidence and due process. Dem. Senate Candidate Sinema in 2003: 'I Don't Care' if People Join Taliban Mairead McArdle Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, who is locked in a tight race for the Senate in Arizona, made the remarks in a radio-show appearance advocating against the Iraq War. ADVERTISEMENT The World Keeps Not Ending Kevin D. Williamson The angry partisan cannot believe that life is good, because he must then ask himself: If life is good, then why am I not enjoying it? Who Will Save Democrats from Their Leaders? Andrew C. McCarthy In a better time, we would be talking not about Eric Holder but about real Democratic leaders. The Beatification of Beto Jim Geraghty Texas Senate Beto O'Rourke is the subject of wishful thinking by national and local media in his race against Ted Cruz. Ben Sasse Confronts America's Epidemic of Loneliness George Will The crumbling of America's social infrastructure presents a daunting challenge. American Pastor Andrew Brunson Released from Turkish Custody Mairead McArdle The North Carolinian Evangelical preacher was reportedly put on a flight to Germany, and will be medically evaluated there before returning home to the U.S. 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 Grand Royal Wedding for Princess Eugenie Ship Classes of the U.S. Navy 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.