Ross asks if the iPhone is making us stupid. [Walter] Mossberg delivered this assessment [at the Aspen Ideas Festival] with a strong note of techno-pessimism woven in: A lot of...
An odd comment at /Film: I came across this quote from George Lucas in The New York Times: “I mean, why do we have to make another Indiana Jones? There...
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At Slate, Bill Saletan takes a crack at ape rights in Spain. I must admit, I have zero problem with extending legal protections to animal species on the basis of...
So, Hancock opens up on Wednesday. I’m reviewing it for the Standard’s website, thoughts’ll be up on Wednesday. But I would like to touch on something Kyle Smith posited in...
The Weekly Standard‘s summer reading issue is out now: pick it up! You’ll love it! Two recommendations of my own: Grand New Party, by Ross and Reihan. Very good. More...
