When countries have problems at home, dictators play up foreign threats and stoke nationalism.
Author: Jay Nordlinger
Pops, Pandas, and More
Notes on Louis Armstrong, regional pronunciation, etc.
Taking Sides
On Lincoln and the Lord; a chance meeting out west; etc.
Quarters, Couplets, and More
How Americans sing, how Americans talk, etc.
Things Russian, Things Human
A talk with Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Russian democracy leader and writer.
Caring Less, and More
Some reader mail, mainly concerning Nashville, Tennessee.
Fighting Words
On war memorials and related matters in Nashville, Tennessee.
From Africa, a Brave Voice for Freedom
On a podcast with Farida Nabourema, Togolese democracy leader and human-rights activist.
‘Happy Golden Days’
Reader mail, including about addiction, recovery, and Christmas.
In Russia and China, the Darkness Deepens
Advocates of freedom and democracy are being crushed.