Short of Glorious
Looking for proof of life in that American institution, the short story, can seem like a fool’s errand. Few magazines publish short stories. Few Americans read them – you won’t...
No, Virginia, There is No Such Thing as School Choice
Virginia would seem to be a prime candidate for school-choice: It's mostly Republican, is quite religious, and tends to support family-values public policies. So why does it fare so poorly...
Interview With… Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley, author of many well-known Washington satires – Thank You for Smoking , Little Green Men , and the forthcoming Florence of Arabia – recently sat down for an interview with Doublethink editor David Skinner. The debriefing...
The Best Defense
The fate of Charlie Dingleman, the protagonist of Jeffrey Frank’s novel Bad Publicity , brings to mind contemporary American foreign policy debates. Charlie, a former congressman now shilling for a K Street...