Our staff and writers offer some book recommendations for holiday down time.

Call your mom. No matter how she voted.

Two new movies weigh the consequences of buying into a national "dream."

Bing Crosby tries to connect showbiz to real life in this lighthearted holiday classic.

Analysts regularly predict that China is either on the verge of collapse or greatness.

Remarkably, there was a time when people expected lawyers to be virtuous.

The American economy is, at best, only nominally free. Freedom-lovers have a lot of work to do.

David Brooks has some worthwhile insights, but he fails to appreciate the impact of the natural aristocracy.

Konstantin Kisin speaks with Senior Writer Helen Dale about the virtues of the West, what the election means, and the future of wokeness.

Mark Boone and Mark Eckel do a fine job breaking ground regarding the relationship between originalism in law and originalism in theology.