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Helen Mirren does it again. The British Meryl Streep has confirmed the stunning breadth of her dramatic range. Among dozens of memorable roles, the 78-year-old actress has portrayed Queen Elizabeth II, Maria Altmann — the owner of…

The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s RevivalBy Ron DeSantis(Broadside Books, 288 pages, $35) While courage may seem a fading virtue in America’s political discourse, at least one man has taken it to the…

It’s just a few months shy of fifty years since I first met Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, better known by the affectionate name of Der Alter Rebbe — the Old Rabbi. By meeting him, I mean reading and studying his writing,…

Why are we drifting deeper and deeper into socialism and the dark night of totalitarianism? Why have those of us who believe in human liberty been so ineffective? I am going to give what is no doubt a terribly oversimplified answer to…

Regular readers of The American Spectator knew George Neumayr as a gifted writer, an incisive polemicist, and an astute observer of U.S. politics and the Catholic Church. He was also a first-rate media critic, a relentless…

Whenever Jack Conklin's name came up before the season, whoever was talking about the Browns right tackle made a point to mention how much time he was spending at the team's facility. All of that that time was just so he could get back…

There is a reason why William Manchester began his magnificent biography of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, American Caesar, with the fighting on Missionary Ridge during the Civil War’s Battle of Chattanooga on Nov. 25, 1863. On…

The Canadian singer said she was recovering from "severe and persistent muscle spasms," that were hindering her ability to perform, according to a post published from her verified Instagram account on Saturday. Dion postponed her Las…