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1

Law, Liberty, and Cass (Sunstein)

2

The Rule of Law, a.k.a. the Ballgame

3

Political Worlds, Old and New

4

Freedom on Her Face

5

A Man of Letters

6

Malinowski in the World

7

National, and International, Struggles

8

Writer of Lives

9

A Razor-Sharp Conservative, Up North

10

G-Man, Good Man

11

An Unnerving World, Surveyed

12

Thinking about Iran

13

An American and Her Novel

14

By the Ambassador, Briefed

15

FanDuel Nation

16

Antisemitism Left and Right (and All Mixed Up)

17

Live from the Royal Gallery

18

A Heartening Throwback

19

A Conservative from Cleveland in Boston

20

The Right, the Left, and the Fate of the Nation

21

Madam President, or, Frau Präsidentin

22

A Thinking Tenor

23

Countertenor

24

Concertmaster

25

Fleur’s World

26

A Grasp on Brazil

27

Dottie Pepper: Golf Champion and Analyst

28

Syria Now

29

National Reviewers, Talking Things Over

30

Questions of Canada, with David Frum

31

A Reaganite from Serbia

32

Jimmy Lai, Heroic Troublemaker

33

A Uyghur Mother Touches Down in America

34

The Cello, COVID, and Courage

35

Sports-Crazy

36

Baseball Man, Opera Man—Same Man

37

BHL on Israel, Ukraine, and the World Crisis

38

Sharansky, Israel, Ukraine, and the World

39

Politics, Baseball, and George F. Will

40

J-Mart the Political Reporter

41

The Cornel & Robby Show

42

Buckley Fellows, Jolly Good

43

A Maestro’s Wisdom

44

An Immaculate Singer: Kate Lindsey

45

Opera Star

46

A Soprano, High and Mighty

47

Muti, Music, and Harmony

48

A Legal Eagle, on Law and Life

49

Daughter of Cuba

50

A Life in Academe, a Life in the World: Eliot A. Cohen

51

From Russia, a Brave, Conscientious Woman

52

Saturday Night in America

53

Ukraine, from Independence till Now

54

Son of Nicaragua

55

From Rwanda, the Hotel Manager

56

Painter of Our Revolution

57

A Ukrainian on Ukraine

58

Scholar, and Explainer, of Islam

59

Law, Economics, and Life, with an Italian Couple

60

Economist of Freedom

61

A Distinguished American Couple from Europe

62

A Righteous, Patriotic Lightning Rod in Arizona

63

Propaganda: Its Art and Its Artists

64

Howard Buffett, Ukraine, and the World

65

An American-Russian Film Director and His Sensational Movie

66

The Democracy Man

67

A Man of Parts (All of Them Interesting)

68

AI: The Whys and Wherefores

69

Burning Issues, with Bret Stephens

70

The U.S. in the World: Basic and Blunt Questions

71

About Ukraine, Essential Questions

72

Mark Helprin on Love, War, and More

73

Let’s Play Off!

74

The Professor-Ambassador Who Combats the Antisemites

75

From Ukraine, a War Correspondent

76

The Virus of Antisemitism

77

Soccer, Etc.: A Writer at Large

78

A Warrioress for Truth about Israel and Jews

79

Sharansky on the Present Crisis

80

Amid the Anti-Israel Storms at Yale

81

George Weigel on Our Perilous Times

82

Shakespeare and Power and Life

83

Israel in This Moment

84

Thrash-Metal Reaganite Kid as Economic-Policy Guru

85

Haviv Rettig Gur: For Israel, ‘a New Era, a New World’

86

Maestro Fischer, in Session

87

Globalization: Yes

88

Maestro Sunshine

89

Fighting for His Heroic Father, Jimmy Lai

90

Of Economics and Termites

91

George F. Will, Classically Conservative

92

A Chat with Lea

93

A Soprano on the Rise

94

Truth in Movies? Etc.

95

A Wrestling Champion, and Human-Rights Champion, from Iran

96

A Great Singer: Our Friend Flicka

97

Scholar, and Friend, of the Chinese

98

A Great Man from China

99

On Ukraine and Russia, from an Authority

100

A Voice from Egypt

101

Nazanin Boniadi, Actress and Human-Rights Activist

102

The Joker, Coach Spo, and More

103

Maestro Riccardo Muti and His World

104

Helper of the Homeless

105

Sharansky on Russia and Ukraine, Oppression and Freedom

106

Soviet Girl, American Woman, Analyst of All

107

Johnson (Daniel) on Johnson (Paul)

108

John Engler of Michigan

109

The Israel-Explainer Returns

110

Playing Ball, with George F. Will

111

Ukraine and the American Right

112

On Migrant Child Labor, a Blockbuster Report

113

Félix, Free

114

Debt, Deficit, and Doom: A Cheerful Discussion

115

Better Call Sol

116

Russell D. Moore: Pastor in the Storm

117

Stephanie Slade, Individual

118

Buckle Your Chinstraps: A Sportscast

119

Talking the World, with Kevin D. Williamson

120

What’s Going On in China?

121

The Formidable Betsy DeVos

122

Our Man in the Information War

123

Bibi’s Back

124

George F. Will on Ukraine, U.S. Politics, Baseball, and More

125

A Concussion, a Punch, and More

126

Guns and Gun Policy: Some Basics from an Expert

127

A Ukrainian and Her Nobel-Winning Organization

128

Wife, and Advocate, of a Political Prisoner

129

Steve Chapman, a Veteran of Columny

130

Personal Memories of the Queen Elizabeth, and Her Father

131

Ukraine, Queen Elizabeth — a Conversation with Daniel Hannan

132

The Irrepressible Masih, Targeted by Tehran

133

John Bolton vs. Iran, Etc.

134

Back to School, with Prof. Harvey Mansfield

135

Friend of Liberty

136

Our Man in Geneva

137

Sports Time

138

The Agony of Wokeness in Media

139

The Wonderful World of Golf

140

Mr. Free Speech

141

Ukraine, the Front Line

142

Wrong of Africa

143

A Saudi Sister

144

Uyghur Daughter

145

Evgenia Kara-Murza, Speaking for Her Husband, a Political Prisoner

146

A Life in the Law

147

A Musical Feast

148

Reading the Right

149

Life and Death in Ukraine, Right Now

150

A Poet in the World: Danielle Rose

151

Jimmy Crumpacker of Oregon

152

Ukraine, Russia, and the World—an Important Moment

153

An Eye on Ukraine, and the Region at Large

154

Putin’s War, Explained, by Radek Sikorski

155

Luba, from Kharkiv

156

Browder on Putin and How to Stop Him

157

The Oligarchs’ Dough, Parked Around the World

158

A Voice for the Voiceless in China

159

A Daughter of Ukraine — the Former First Lady, Born in Chicago, an Alumna of the Reagan White House — Kateryna Yushchenko

160

Fukuyama at Large

161

A Voice from Ukraine

162

The Beijing Olympics, Its Ins and Outs

163

The Soviet Past, the Russian Present — and the Future

164

A Superb African Voice, for Freedom

165

The Agony and the Glory of College Football

166

Politics with Hotline Josh

167

John Bolton on Ukraine, Russia, and Us

168

The Rehab Man

169

Daniel Asia – Composer of Music, Fighter for Music

170

Sporting and Unsporting

171

Kasparov to America: ‘Just Don’t Get Crazy’

172

Bernard-Henri Lévy and His World

173

A Great American Success Story

174

A Blithe, Brave Spirit

175

‘He Who Tires, Loses’

176

Costa on ‘Peril’

177

Listen to Coach Bacon

178

John Bolton on Afghanistan

179

For Afghanistan, a ‘Digital Dunkirk’

180

A Singer to Know

181

The Multi-Talented Maria

182

Afghanistan, Belarus, and Other Countries of Concern

183

House of Lords, ‘House of Cards,’ and the Great, Broad, Daunting World

184

Simone, Giannis, Djokovic, and Other Athletes We Have Known

185

George F. Will: A Spin through National and World Concerns

186

An American Reporter from Cuba, Talking about Cuba

187

Two Amigos, Jawing

188

John Bolton and This World of Dangers

189

In College Sports, Heavy Questions

190

Israeli Politics: The Tumult, the Glory

191

An Inspiring Young Leader from Hong Kong

192

Telling the Syrian Story

193

Israel vs. Hamas, Explained

194

The Rise of Marvin Kalb

195

Plague Times: A Conversation with Nicholas Christakis

196

A First-Rate Life Coach: Dana Perino

197

The Conscience of a Uyghur-American Journalist

198

Academic, Activist, and Righteous Warrior: Donna Hughes, Foe of Sex Trafficking

199

Hell Time for Hong Kong

200

Sports: A Darwinian Mêlée

201

Artificial Intelligence, Ready or Not

202

Meijer of Michigan

203

The Joy of Jonah

204

E335. Man of the Times: Michael Powell

205

E334. An American, Chicago Born: Steven B. Smith

206

E333. Claire Berlinski, Bold and Unique

207

E332. From the British Parliament to Mississippi: Douglas Carswell

208

E331. Burma: What Happened?

209

E330. Vegetarian Haggis, U.S. Politics, and More

210

E329. John Hare: A Philosophical Life

211

E328. Incendiary Subjects

212

E327. Pathologist with a Pen: Kevin D. Williamson on America

213

E326. A Filmmaker and the Khashoggi Murder

214

E325. On Liberty, with Richard Brookhiser

215

E324. After the Election, America at a Boil

216

E323. A Tour with Declan Walsh, Foreign Correspondent

217

E322. Manliness, Machiavelli, and More, with Harvey Mansfield

218

E321. Sorting It Out, with Robert Costa

219

E320. Sports in a Year of Pandemic

220

E318. Lincoln, Mookie, and the Piggly Wiggly: A Conversation with George F. Will

221

E317. 1619 and All That: A Conversation with Bret Stephens

222

E305. ‘Child of the Peace’: A Young Thinker from Northern Ireland

223

E304. David French and Our National Split

224

E303. The Disinformation-ologist

225

E302. Out of North Korea: Joseph Kim

226

E301. The One and Only Sharansky

227

E300. Meet the Mayor of Prague: A Gutsy Fellow

228

E299. A Champion of American Ideals: Jamie Fly

229

E298. A Canny Kid from New Orleans

230

E297. I Like Susan (Eisenhower)

231

E296. A Brave Mayor in Prague

232

E295. On Golf and Life

233

E294. David Pryce-Jones and a Grand Company

234

E293. French Teen Talks France

235

E292. Poland, Europe, and Beyond

236

E291. Being John Bolton

237

E290. Mankiw as in “Thank You”

238

E289. Life ’n’ Law with a Pro

239

E288. Our Topsy-Turvy Political World

240

E287. George F. Will on Society, Politics, and (No) Baseball

241

E286. Elaina Plott: A Young Alabamian at the New York Times

242

E285. Coach Jim Harbaugh, Round 2

243

E284. Nadine Strossen, the ACLU, and Betsy DeVos

244

E283. On the Current Crisis, with Jeb Bush

245

E282. Politics Now: A Confab with Robert Costa

246

E281. Mark Helprin on the Plague Now upon Us

247

E280. ‘What’s Hot?’ A Conversation between Mona and Jay

248

E279. Jim Harbaugh: Quarterback and Coach

249

E278. Alberto Mingardi: A View from Milan

250

E277. The Joy of Languages

251

E276. About MBS, the Saudi Boss

252

E275. In Urgent Times, Sarah Cook, a China Expert

253

E274. The Essential Arthur Brooks

254

E273. A Vital Dutchman in Mexico

255

E272. Staring at Latin America, Hard

256

E271. Nina Khrushcheva at Large, Part II

257

E270. Nina Khrushcheva at Large, Part I

258

E269. Kevin D. Williamson, a Writer in Defense of the Individual

259

E268. The Free-Speech Prof: Geoffrey R. Stone

260

E267. The Terrible Drama of Iran

261

E266. Good Sports

262

E265. President Daniels (of Purdue)

263

E264. Baghdad and Beyond, with Alon Ben-Meir

264

E263. ‘Awful Beautiful Life’

265

E262. Fred Hiatt: Watching China and Other Places

266

E261. D.C. and Beyond, with Alexandra DeSanctis

267

E260. Bob Costa and the Washington Merry-Go-Round

268

E259. Dealing with the ‘Post-Truth Age’

269

E258. The Pop Star as Democracy Leader: Hong Kong’s Denise Ho

270

E257. JVL and JSN

271

E256. George F. Will on MLB

272

E255. Mona and Jay and Impeachment and More

273

E254. A Brave Woman in, and for, Hong Kong

274

E253. Shuffling Along

275

E252. A Voice from the North

276

E251. Manfred Honeck: Conducting, Playing – and Dancing

277

E250. René Pape: Great Singer, and Great Company

278

E249. Anne-Sophie Mutter, Resplendent

279

E248. Low and High, with a Leading Bass

280

E247. Listening to Rosa

281

E246. ‘Reagan’s Boswell’

282

E245. Kevin vs. the Mob

283

E244. The Republicanologist

284

E243. Old Friends

285

E242. Frenchistas

286

E241. Quiz Kid, Whiz Kid

287

E240. The Dazzling NBA

288

E239. Mike & Kevin & Jay: The Joy of a Newspaper

289

E238. An Ambassador for Music

290

E237. A Very Personal Case

291

E236. Spytime

292

E235. Crack Korea Expert and ‘BBC Dad’

293

E234. Freedom and Unfreedom with a Top Historian

294

E233. The Freedom Pastor, Once More

295

E232. George F. Will and ‘The Conservative Sensibility’

296

E231. A Brother, Helping His Sister

297

E230. The North Korean Ambassador Who Defected

298

E229. A Prince in the World

299

E228. A Brave Reporter on a Tragic Country

300

E227. The Harpsichordist

301

E226. Facing Venezuela

302

E225. Runs, Roses, and Thorns

303

E224. A Voice from Paris

304

E223. Sowell Strikes Again

305

E222. On the Road with Kevin Williamson

306

E221. Carly Today

307

E220. A Classical Life

308

E219. Sally Jenkins, Dan Jenkins, and ‘The Athletic Heart’

309

E218. The Power of Love (Even in Politics)

310

E217. An Acquaintance with Mass Murder

311

E216. A Vast, Troubled, and Fascinating Region

312

E215. The Agony of Nicaragua

313

E214. The Amazing Example of Asma Khalifa

314

E213. ‘Is This Really Happening?’

315

E212. Wars Hot and Cold

316

E211. Charlie’s Wars

317

E210. All-Stars, Star Wars, and More

318

E209. Venezuela Now

319

E208. A Cool Thinker in a Hot World

320

E207. Foreign Correspondent

321

E206. A Scholar and a Gentleman

322

E205. The Dreaded Double Doink

323

E204. The Middle East: Helpful Knowledge

324

E203. Sports: How Goes It?

325

E202. Picking Kevin’s Mind

326

E201. Long at Large

327

E200. The Supreme Court in American Life

328

E199. MBS & Co.

329

E198. Perils of the Jungle

330

E197. The Stephensonian View

331

E196. The Subject of a Lifetime: Winston Churchill

332

E195. A Wide World of Sports

333

E194. Stephen Harper: Where We Are

334

E193. Out of West Africa, a Dictator’s Scourge

335

E192. A Burst of Passion and Truth from a Defender of Girls against Mutilation

336

E191. Kickin’ Back with Kevin, Seriously

337

E190. Jeb at Large

338

E189. A Turk, a Knick, and a Mensch

339

E188. One Gutsy Medievalist. (She Fences, Too.)

340

E187. The Communistologist

341

E186. College Football: ’Tis the Season

342

E185. The Reading Machine

343

E4. Sen. John McCain, a Big and ‘Lucky’ Life

344

E184. Out of Jamaica: The Rare Voice of Sir Willard White

345

E183. Herbert Blomstedt: Music as a Search for Truth

346

E182. Way Up High with Javier Camarena, Tenor Star

347

E181. Impresario

348

E180. One of Putin’s Wanted: The Excellent Kyle Parker

349

E179. Wanted by Putin: What’s It Like to Be Bill Browder?

350

E178. A Life in Music (Told with a Sparkle)

351

E177. George H. Nash: Mr. Conservative

352

E176. A Witness

353

E175. Are You Ready for AMLO?

354

E174. Two Women from Cambodia: Gracious in Manner, Steely of Spine

355

E173. GOATs and Gurus

356

E172. Child Soldier, Exceptional Man

357

E171. A Leader in Washington, D.C. (Music Division)

358

E170. For Responsibility, Against Blame

359

E169. The New Gulag in China

360

E168. A True and Deep Musician

361

E167. Jeb Bush on Family and Country

362

E166. Hurray for the NBA

363

E165. Thomas Sowell, Master Teacher

364

E164. March Madness, Coming to a Head

365

E163. Korea, Again (and Again)

366

E162. Viva l’Italia?

367

E161. Two Brave Truth-Tellers at PutinCon

368

E160. Michigan Men

369

E159. The Winds in Europe and Beyond

370

E158. Tar Heels, Blue Devils, and “Midnighters”

371

E157. Around the World with Ambassador Burns

372

E156. Maestro Muti at Large

373

E155. In Pavarotti’s Shoes

374

E154. The Nitty, Gritty, and Bloody in Mexico

375

E153. Cohen of China

376

E152. David Frum and ‘Trumpocracy’

377

E151. The Congressman from Allentown, on the Record

378

E150. An Iranian Voice

379

E149. What Does It Mean to Be a Conservative?

380

E148. Our Man in the Middle East

381

E147. For the Defense: Ash Carter

382

E146. VDH’s WWII

383

E145. Chronicler of Evil

384

Jaywalking #2: Meditate on This

385

E144. Dr. Hannan Is In

386

E143. He’s Got China’s Number

387

E142. The Putinologist

388

E141. A Brave and Exemplary Lady

389

E140. Diva of Divas

390

E139. Mark Helprin: Love and Loyalty

391

E138. Golden Golda

392

E137. K-Lo, J-No, and Their Causes

393

E136. A Bold Woman Against a Cruel Practice

394

E135. The Lion of Berkeley

395

E134. Man of Letters, Man of Parts

396

E133. George F. Will: A Conservative’s Conservative

397

E132. The Williamsonian Persuasion

398

E131. Mukasey at Law

399

E130. Costa Reports

400

E129. Trouble, Trouble Everywhere – Some Answers

401

E128. A Beautiful Mind: Thinking Things Through with Scruton

402

E127. Fima Speaks: A Conversation with a Great Pianist

403

E126. A Society, If You Can Keep It

404

E125. An Hour with Ily – Who Is Saying Farewell to Congress

405

E124. Life and Death in China

406

E123. ‘When the Livin’ Is Easy’

407

E122. Times Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Frank Lavin

408

E121. Understanding Russia

409

E120. A Conservative Brain

410

E119. JO’S at Large

411

E118. Brookhiser: A Wide World

412

E116. On and from Russia, Straight Talk

413

E115. Mugabe’s Noble Challenger

414

E114. Mr. Human Rights

415

E113. One Hero’s Daughter: So Much Is Demanded

416

E112. La Diva Divina Diana

417

E111. Briefings by Negroponte

418

E110. Tables Turned: Jay as Answerer

419

E109. America’s College

420

E108. Monkman and Monkmaniac

421

E107. In Venezuela: The Awful Latest

422

E106. Old Masters and New

423

E105. Being Norman Podhoretz

424

E104. President in a Front-line Country

425

E103. Big Stick (No Shtick)

426

E102. ‘The Most Interesting Man in Washington, D.C.’

427

E101. Burning Issues, and a Man to Address Them

428

E100. Big Things with a Big Thinker

429

E99. Taylor Is on the Case

430

E98. A Maestro to Meet

431

E97. The Skies over Europe, Darkening

432

E96. He’s No. 1: Ben Shapiro

433

E95. Student of Russia

434

E94. The Range of Radek: An Important Discussion

435

E93. A Podcastable Subject? Anyway, Abortion.

436

E92. Wife and Defender: A Brave Voice from Russia

437

E91. Live from the Lady Gaga Room

438

E90. A Reporter in a Desperate Country

439

E89. An American Lawyer: What She Saw and Experienced in Cuba

440

E88. Democracy and Its Enemies

441

E87. Ily on Castro, Freedom, and Life

442

E86. Jamming with Fazil Say

443

E85. On Fidel Castro, from a Man Who Knows

444

E84. Thanks (in Music)!

445

E83. An American Sheriff

446

E82. Greatness and Responsibility

447

E81. Dana and Jasper: A Lady and Her Dog

448

E80. Putin and the Present Danger

449

E79. Things That Go Bump in Music

450

E78. Mr. October: George F. Will

451

E77. A Blue-Chip Up-and-Comer

452

E77. Sowell at the Keyboard, Taking Requests

453

E76. Dr. Rothman Is In

454

E75. In the Time of Trump: A Confab with Jonah

455

E74. About Iraq: A Man Who Knows

456

E75. A Boy on the Bus

457

E74. Thank You, Chicago!

458

E73. Ask Dan

459

E72. Talkin’ Trump (Plus Higher Things)

460

E71. Faraway Countries about Which to Know Something

461

E70. Your One-Man Political Almanac

462

E69. Dateline Caracas

463

E68. ‘Sir Roger’ – So Right

464

E67. Sweet Home America

465

E66. The Devil, Mark Helprin, and Us

466

E65. A Tasty Meal with Andrew Roberts

467

E64. The Conservative in Hollywood

468

E63. Ronnie and Nancy, Redux

469

E62. Down with Shakespeare (They Say)

470

E61. On Hiroshima, Etc.

471

E60. Garry Kasparov: Against Winter, Against the Witches

472

E59. A Mayor’s Daughter, Campaigning for Her Imprisoned Father

473

E58. Miss Awesome

474

E57. Omar Sharif Jr.

475

E56. Like Father, Like Daughter

476

E55. The Clear-Eyed, Can-Do Bob Ehrlich

477

E54. A Third Way, with Bill K.

478

E53. Quiz Whiz

479

E52. Jordan, Tiger, Jack, Et Al.: A Workshop

480

E51. The Maestro Speaks

481

E50. Obama vs. Abrams. (O Loses.)

482

E49. Ily on Obama on Cuba

483

E48. Hail to the Chief (of Staff)

484

E47. Are Your Eyes Smiling?

485

E46. Getting Iraq Right, and Wrong

486

E45. Obama in Cuba: The Meaning of It All

487

E44. The Food of Love

488

E43. Dr. Cohen Is In

489

E42. A Prisoner's Wife

490

E41. Kristol-Nordlinger …

491

E40. David, Rummy, and Other Greats

492

E39. An American Teacher: Bill Bennett

493

E38. If I Had a ’Hammer

494

E37. Gaining Ground, with Charles Murray

495

E36. Dancing ‘The Nutcracker'

496

E35. Hark, Y’All

497

E34. A Bracing Taste of Horowitz

498

E33. The Pride of Brown University

499

E32. America, a Many-Splendored Place

500

E31. Sasse Speaks

501

E30. DP-J: A Life in Full

502

E29. A Wyoming Whip, and Wit

503

E28. Tom Terrific

504

E27. Lands of Lincoln (America and Cuba)

505

E26. Teatime with Toby

506

E25. Carly Time

507

E24. Another Dr. K.*

508

E23. About Israel, the Big Questions

509

E22. A Voice of Conscience from China

510

E21. Dersh Makes His Case(s)

511

E20. Scruton at Large

512

E19. Choice Words from D’Souza

513

E18. Clarity on Iran, Etc., from One Who Knows

514

E17. Dana!

515

E16. The Joy of Thor

516

E15. An Arab Woman at Charlie Hebdo

517

E14. The Eternal Norman P.

518

E13. The Tuck Man

519

E12. Countering Extremism, Creatively

520

E11. A Chic and Gutsy Woman from Iran

521

E10. Black Unbound

522

E9. From the (Reportorial) Front Lines

523

E8. Baltimore and Beyond

524

E7. Our Sagacious Cousin

525

E6. Viva Ileana!

526

E5. A Tour with Tom Cotton

527

E3. The Majority Leader

528

E2. An Author at Large

529

E1. Kasparov: A Champion for All Seasons