Writing

Essays, commentary and interviews, 2016 to the present.

2022

A Few Good Reasons to Hate Liz Cheney Late Republic Nonsense Aug 16, 2022 How the New Right Can Subvert the Media’s ‘Villainous Ensemble’ Narrative Late Republic Nonsense Jul 1, 2022 Celebrating Gilberto Gil #Gil80Anos Jun 28, 2022 Kurt Schlichter: In Praise of the New Rules Appearance Jun 23, 2022 The Right’s Low Self-Esteem Late Republic Nonsense Jun 21, 2022 Why Did the Justice Department Cover Up John Allen’s Illegal Lobbying for Qatar? Late Republic Nonsense Jun 20, 2022 Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (1968) Jun 15, 2022 Brookings, Qatar and the Corruption of Expertise Late Republic Nonsense Jun 10, 2022 Djavan: Luz (1982) and Lilas (1984) May 25, 2022 American Conservatives Look to Hungary Because Their Own Leaders Have Failed Late Republic Nonsense May 25, 2022 Do Sanctions Work? What Iran’s Clandestine Economy Means for Biden’s Russia Policy Late Republic Nonsense Apr 6, 2022 Pedro Gonzalez: Ukraine, Russia and the Madness of Crowds Appearance Mar 9, 2022 Ukraine and the NGO Archipelago Late Republic Nonsense Mar 3, 2022 Rick Beato: On the Joys of Music and the Nature of Creativity Appearance Feb 18, 2022 The Unbearable Whiteness of American Jews Late Republic Nonsense Feb 16, 2022 Why We Care About the Canadian Truckers Late Republic Nonsense Feb 14, 2022 How Joe Rogan and the Canadian Truckers Are Exactly the Same Late Republic Nonsense Feb 7, 2022 Don’t Forget Qatar’s Role in Bringing Us 70,000 Unvetted Afghan Refugees Late Republic Nonsense Jan 31, 2022 Kids Today Don’t Want to Drive, and I’ll Never Understand It Late Republic Nonsense Jan 24, 2022 Ron DeSantis Welcomes You to Florida, America’s New Texas Late Republic Nonsense Jan 19, 2022 I Was Gone–and What Happened While I’ve Been Away Late Republic Nonsense Jan 17, 2022

2021

It’s Nice, But It Won’t Be Worth Much Late Republic Nonsense Nov 17, 2021 Virginia and the Horse-Races of Beltway Elections Late Republic Nonsense Oct 29, 2021 Red American Cities, Gentrification, and the Future Late Republic Nonsense Oct 21, 2021 National Divorce in the News Late Republic Nonsense Oct 19, 2021 National Divorce Is Expensive, But It’s Worth Every Penny Late Republic Nonsense Oct 1, 2021 9/11/2001 +20 Late Republic Nonsense Sep 11, 2021 Robert E. Lee at Year Zero Late Republic Nonsense Sep 8, 2021 ‘You Need to Know What Time It Is’ Late Republic Nonsense Sep 1, 2021 Autonomy for Red America, Part 2 Late Republic Nonsense Aug 20, 2021 Autonomy for Red America, Part 1 Late Republic Nonsense Aug 11, 2021 “Stop Yelling Stop” and Check the Time Late Republic Nonsense Jul 12, 2021 Beyond “Whiteness”: Positive and Negative Identities for White Americans Late Republic Nonsense Jul 1, 2021 What Cultural Scenes Can Teach Us About Politics Late Republic Nonsense Jun 21, 2021 Late Republic Nonsense: Aesthetics & Obsessions Late Republic Nonsense Jun 16, 2021 Eight Beautiful Brazilian Songs Jun 2, 2021 Jeane Kirkpatrick: A Normal Country in a Normal Time (1990) The National Interest Jun 2, 2021 David Reaboi on TimCast IRL, #279 Appearance Jun 1, 2021 Stop Yelling Stop The American Mind May 23, 2021 The Deep State Targets Matt Gaetz Apr 25, 2021 Caetano Veloso & Chico Buarque: Juntos E Ao Vivo (1972) Apr 15, 2021 Jesse Kelly Show: Only Autonomy Can Defeat Woke Capital Appearance Apr 14, 2021 It’s Okay If They Rip You Off Commentary Apr 12, 2021 Jazz on Vinyl: Six Cheap, New Pressings for the Beginner Apr 4, 2021 WMAL on Spring Break Chaos on South Beach Appearance Mar 24, 2021 Moody’s Mood for Love (1952): How to Listen to Vocalese Mar 24, 2021 Dinah Washington: Complete Mercury Recordings, vol. 2 (1950-1952) Mar 21, 2021 Djavan: A Voz E O Violão (1976) Mar 13, 2021 John Lewis: The Wonderful World of Jazz (1960) Mar 11, 2021 No, Viewpoint Neutrality is not “Hate” Commentary Mar 11, 2021 Alex Kaschuta’s Subversive Podcast: Narrative Warfare & the Need for Exit Appearance Mar 11, 2021 Qatar’s Info Ops and the End of the Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus Appearance Mar 11, 2021 Bettye Crutcher: Long As You Love Me (1974) Mar 7, 2021 Art Pepper & Stanley Cowell on Galaxy (1978) Mar 6, 2021 Nana Caymmi: Nana Caymmi (1975) Mar 5, 2021 Jack Murphy Friday Sessions with Darren Beattie, Will Chamberlain, and David Reaboi Appearance Mar 5, 2021 Adam Townsend: Info Ops, Qatar and Biden Grapples with the New Middle East Appearance Mar 5, 2021 The National Pulse: Who Was Jamal Khashoggi, And Why Does Anyone Care? Appearance Mar 4, 2021 Newsmax: Pope’s Visit to Iraq Should Focus on Persecuted Christians Appearance Mar 4, 2021 PLAYLIST: Jazz with Strings (1947-1968) Mar 4, 2021 The Anatomy of Information Operations Mar 2, 2021 The Khashoggi Op, Take II Commentary Mar 2, 2021 At CPAC with Larry O’Connor Appearance Feb 27, 2021 Julie Kelly: The End of America First in the Middle East Appearance Feb 24, 2021 Tipping Point with Kara McKinney: How Qatar Wages Information War Appearance Feb 24, 2021 Seth Leibsohn: The Muslim Brotherhood and the New Book Appearance Feb 24, 2021 “What Time Is It?” Claremont Institute Alumni Interview The Claremont Institute Feb 21, 2021 Olodum: 10 Anos Jan 20, 2021 I Want to Talk About You Jan 20, 2021 “We’d Only Just Met” (San Francisco 2004) Jan 15, 2021 Today at the Capitol Commentary Jan 7, 2021 Magyar Nemzet: Hungary as a Model for American Conservatives Magyar Nemzet Jan 5, 2021

2020

Hungary, Israel and Trump vs. the “NGO Archipelago” Neokohn Dec 20, 2020 On Ideology vs Blackmail Commentary Dec 13, 2020 Companies Ditch Silicon Valley to Flee to Red States. Pause the Celebration. Appearance Dec 11, 2020 On Blue-to-Red Internal Migrations Commentary Dec 11, 2020 Universal Values and “the Big Sort” Commentary Dec 9, 2020 The HACT Act Is a Vital Means to Protecting U.S. Interests Dec 3, 2020 Why Conspiracy Theories are Harmful Commentary Nov 22, 2020 On HAMMER and SCORECARD Commentary Nov 19, 2020 Unsafe Space: The Right and Left’s Different Approaches to Philanthropy and Institutions Appearance Nov 2, 2020 Urbane Cowboys: My Life Story, Plus: Nationalism vs. Globalism Appearance Nov 1, 2020 South Carolina Voters Should End the Failure Theater Oct 25, 2020 The Antifa Industry at Work Oct 20, 2020 “Universal Values” as Brain-Dead Ideological Trope Commentary Oct 20, 2020 Cybersecurity in a Time of Political Crisis Oct 6, 2020 Netanyahu Rival Bennett’s Innovative Plan for Israel Arab News Oct 4, 2020 Happy 75th birthday, Gal Costa Sep 27, 2020 My 9/11 Sep 11, 2020 Anatomy of an Info Op Commentary Sep 9, 2020 On Journalists and Their Sources Commentary Sep 6, 2020 White GW Professor Admits She Lied About Being Black Commentary Sep 3, 2020 Bipartisan HACT Act Couldn’t Come at a Better Time Aug 26, 2020 NYC: At a Certain Price Point, It’s Just Not Viable Commentary Aug 24, 2020 Should Ex-CIA Spies Be Hacking for Enemy States? Newsweek Jul 6, 2020 Eliot Engel Puts Kosovo First National Review Online Jun 22, 2020 The Threat Is Coming From Inside the House Commentary Jun 21, 2020 BLM Founder: “We’re Trained Marxists” Commentary Jun 20, 2020 Facebook Wanted Diversity on its New Oversight Board—But They Picked an Islamist The Post Millennial Jun 15, 2020 New Lawsuit May Finally Force Qatar to Be Held Accountable Arab News Jun 12, 2020 New Filings Show Qatar Tries to Woo Both Pro- and Anti-Trump GOP Newsweek Jun 9, 2020 Riots and “Silent Majorities” Commentary Jun 2, 2020 Has a Single Russia Hoaxer Grappled with the Enormity of What They’ve Done to Civic Life in America? Commentary May 17, 2020 They Hated Putin; They Hated Trump Commentary May 15, 2020 Gary Graver and the Golden Age of Hollywood Apr 27, 2020 “Dave is Evil” Apr 24, 2020 Lee Konitz (1927-2020) Commentary Apr 15, 2020 Despite Missteps, Middle Eastern Leaders Are Moving Towards A New And Better Eras The Federalist Mar 3, 2020