Dear Reader (No, really),

This is my last G-File under the National Review flag. It will soon fly under a new banner, one might even say a pirate flag. More about that at the bottom. What I want to say up front is: I love you. Okay, technically not all of you. Some I merely like. But as a collective, I cannot begin to express how much the National Review audience has meant to me over the years, starting in 1998 when I joined NR and started the Goldberg File (a blog before we had the word, then a column, then a "news"letter, and, soon, a dessert topping and a floor wax), straight through the launches of NRO, the Corner, and all the rest. I've made real and lasting friendships — in the meat space, not just in the digital space — with some of you, and I've learned a ton from a lot of you.

My appreciation for you, Dear Readers, is only exceeded by my appreciation for my friends and colleagues here at NR, starting of course with Rich Lowry. I often say he hired me to pay me back for saving his life in prison — WFB loved that joke — but the truth is, he took ...

May 31 2019

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The End of An Era Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (No, really), This is my last G-File under the National Review flag. It will soon fly under a new banner, one might even say a pirate flag. More about that at the bottom. What I want to say up front is: I love you. Okay, technically not all of you. Some I merely like. But as a collective, I cannot begin to express how much the National Review audience has meant to me over the years, starting in 1998 when I joined NR and started the Goldberg File (a blog before we had the word, then a column, then a "news"letter, and, soon, a dessert topping and a floor wax), straight through the launches of NRO, the Corner, and all the rest. I've made real and lasting friendships — in the meat space, not just in the digital space — with some of you, and I've learned a ton from a lot of you. My appreciation for you, Dear Readers, is only exceeded by my appreciation for my friends and colleagues here at NR, starting of course with Rich Lowry. I often say he hired me to pay me back for saving his life in prison — WFB loved that joke — but the truth is, he took ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Remove Children from Sex-Offender Registries Mona Charen We'll likely never know if the tough-on-crime laws we passed with bipartisan majorities in the 1990s worked or not. But surely some of the injustices -- like imposing lifelong pariah status on children -- cry out for correction. De Palma Regains His Power with Domino Armond White It seems impossible for contemporary American filmmakers to deal with national or global crises. But De Palma's formidable technique helps him puzzle out this artistic dilemma ahead of his peers. Illinois Legislature Votes to Legalize Recreational Cannabis Use Jack Crowe The Illinois House of Representatives has voted to legalize the possession and sale of cannabis to residents over the age of 21. ADVERTISEMENT The Wayward Special Counsel Rich Lowry Mueller invented an extraconstitutional legal standard for his obstruction investigation and acted, at best, in violation of the spirit of the special-counsel regulations. Did Mueller Sit on His No-Collusion Conclusion? Deroy Murdock Under-covered passages of Mueller's report strongly suggest that he engaged in malpractice rather than good medicine. 'David French–ism' without David French J. J. McCullough Given the limits of religious argument in the American system, the need for "Frenchian" compromise is clear. Abortion-Rights Activists Overplayed Their Hand Paul Moreno Advocates of laws permitting late-term abortion have pushed the boundaries too far by advocating for late-term abortion — essentially, infanticide. They have no one but themselves to blame for the recent passage of conservative pro-life legislation that aims for protection of life at all stages. Swalwell Calls on Congress to Impeach Barr, Mnuchin Jack Crowe Representative Eric Swalwell called on his colleagues Friday to impeach Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin. ADVERTISEMENT GIVE THE GIFT OF NR Gift Your Grad! Move that special grad in your life in the right direction. Enter coupon code MYGRAD at checkout to get 60% off all NR gift subscriptions. SEE MY OPTIONS Photo Essays Top Shots Inside Disney's Star Wars Park 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.